Site Event/Activity record ELI14733 - Trial trenching at the International Bomber Command Centre, Canwick Hill

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 98356 69498 (393m by 258m) Surveyed
Civil Parish CANWICK, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Technique(s)

  • Trial Trenching

Organisation

Allen Archaeology Ltd

Date

From 12 May 2014 to 16 May 2014 (between)

Map

Description

Nine trial trenches were excavated on land at Canwick Hill, Lincoln, to inform the proposed construction of a memorial to RAF Bomber Command. Evidence of possible Roman settlement was identified, in the form of a number of limestone rubble demolition deposits, collapsed walls in construction cuts, possible floor surfaces and an area of burning interpreted as a hearth. Two adult inhumations and an infilled quarry of the same date were also revealed, though the inhumations were preserved in situ. A small group of undated and post-Medieval ditches and pits were encountered towards the south of the site. {1}{2}

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Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Report: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2014. Heritage Impact Assessment: Proposed Bomber Command Memorial and Interpretation Centre, Canwick Hill, Canwick. AAL Site Code: CABC 14.
  •  Archive: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2014. Heritage Impact Assessment: Proposed Bomber Command Memorial and Interpretation Centre, Canwick Hill, Canwick. LCNCC: 2014.61.

Related Monuments/Buildings (5)

  • Possible Roman settlement, Canwick Hill (Monument)
  • Post-Medieval ditch, Canwick Hill (Monument)
  • Roman inhumation burials, Canwick Hill (Monument)
  • Roman limestone quarry, Canwick Hill (Monument)
  • Undated features, Canwick Hill (Monument)

Record last edited

Dec 5 2025 10:14AM

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