Site Event/Activity record ELI2196 - Watching brief along the route of a water pipeline between Rauceby and Silk Willoughby

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 0458 4340 (2152m by 1583m)
Civil Parish SILK WILLOUGHBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE
Civil Parish SOUTH RAUCEBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE
Civil Parish WILSFORD, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Technique(s)

  • Watching Brief

Organisation

Pre-Construct Archaeology (Lincoln)

Date

From 01 Aug 1993 to 08 Dec 1993 (between)

Map

Description

A watching brief was carried out during groundworks associated with a new water pipeline. Saxon, medieval and Roman pottery and part of a Roman quern were recovered and part of the ring ditch of one of the barrows in Silk Willoughby was encountered. {1}

External Links (1)

Sources/Archives (1)

  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1994. Archaeological Watching Brief: Rauceby to Silk Willoughby Water Pipeline. SIL93.

Related Monuments/Buildings (5)

  • Deserted medieval settlement of Silkby (Monument)
  • Early Saxon pottery scatter near The Gables farm, Silk Willoughby (Monument)
  • Folk Moot Bowl Barrow, Silk Willoughby (Monument)
  • Part of a Roman quern found near London Road, Silk Willoughby (Find Spot)
  • Romano-British pottery scatter near The Gables farm, Silk Willoughby (Monument)

Record last edited

Jan 15 2013 1:16PM

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