Site Event/Activity record ELI553 - Watching brief at The Hoplands, Sleaford, 1995

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 0776 4597 (78m by 111m)
Civil Parish KIRKBY LA THORPE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Technique(s)

  • Watching Brief

Organisation

Pre-Construct Archaeology (Lincoln)

Date

From 01 Aug 1995 to 31 Aug 1995 (at some time)

Map

Description

A watching brief was undertaken at the Hoplands in Sleaford during groundworks associated with a new boundary around the depot. Deep, well preserved archaeological deposits were encountered, mostly of Romano-British date. {1}{2}

External Links (1)

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1995. Archaeological Watching Brief Report: The Hoplands, Sleaford. THS 95.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1995. Archaeological Watching Brief: The Hoplands, Sleaford. LCNCC:134.95.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Shelia M. Elsdon. 1997. Old Sleaford Revealed: A Lincolnshire Settlement in Iron Age, Roman, Saxon and Medieval Times: Excavations 1882-1995.

Related Monuments/Buildings (4)

  • Anglo Saxon remains, Boston Road, Sleaford (Monument)
  • Late Iron Age settlement in Old Sleaford (Monument)
  • Roman cemetery at The Hoplands (Monument)
  • Romano-British roadside settlement to the north of Boston Road, Sleaford (Monument)

Record last edited

Jan 23 2013 2:10PM

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