Site Event/Activity record ELI7672 - Watching brief on land off Main Street, Torksey

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 83802 78929 (138m by 114m)
Civil Parish TORKSEY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

Technique(s)

  • Watching Brief

Organisation

Lindsey Archaeological Services

Date

From 01 Jan 2003 to 31 Dec 2005 (intermittent)

Map

Description

An intermittant watching brief was carried out during groundworks associated with the construction of several dwellings and associated access roads and services. Significant archaeological deposits including remains of St Leonard's Priory and earlier structures as well as human inhumations. An osteological analysis was carried out on the human remains. {1}{2}

External Links (1)

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2005. Main Street, Torksey: Archaeological Watching Brief. TOMS03.
  •  Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2005. Main Street, Torksey: Archaeological Watching Brief. LCNCC 2003.109.

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Augustinian Priory of St Leonard’s, Torksey (Monument)
  • Early medieval/Saxon burials and possible church site off Main Street, Torksey (Monument)
  • Late Saxon occupation on land to the east of Main Street, Torksey (Monument)

Record last edited

Feb 19 2013 3:56PM

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