Monument record MLI116399 - Undated Ditches and Pits, Tattershall Road, Woodhall Spa
Summary
Remains of a number of ditches and pits of unknown date, on land off Tattershall Road, Woodhall Spa.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
The remains of six ditches were recorded in this location in February 2015, during trial trenching on land off Tattershall Road. The features varied quite widely in terms of alignment and dimensions, and no coherent pattern could be determined. No artefacts were recovered from any of the features, which remain undated. {1}{2}
Further undated features were recorded in May 2016, in the field to the south of those previously identified, during a second phase of trial trenching on land off Tattershall Road. The features comprised the remains of several ditches and pits, which again varied quite widely in their alignments and dimensions. No dateable material was recovered from the fills of any of these features. {3}{4}
Subsequent archaeological monitoring and recording during the topsoil strip for a residential development on the same site in 2023 recorded four ditches, three of which had been previously identified during the trial trenching. Two of the ditches were closely spaced and parallel, and may have been flanking ditches for a trackway. No dateable finds were recovered from the fills of any of the features. {5}{6}
A large number of undated pits and ditches were recorded during a programme of trial trenching on land to the south and east of the earlier investigations, in December 2016. The features were similar in character to those previously identified, and once again no dateable finds were recovered. {7}{8}
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SLI15601 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2015. Tattershall Road, Woodhall Spa. APS site code: WTRR 15.
- <2> SLI15602 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2015. Tattershall Road, Woodhall Spa. LCNCC 2015.9.
- <3> SLI15606 Report: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2016. Land off Tattershall Road, Woodhall Spa. AAL site code: WSTR 15.
- <4> SLI15607 Archive: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2016. Land off Tattershall Road, Woodhall Spa. LCNCC 2015.249.
- <5> SLI19335 Report: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2023. Archaeological Scheme of Works Report: Archaeological Scheme of Works on Land off Tattershall Road, Woodhall Spa. AAL Site Code: WHTR 23.
- <6> SLI19336 Archive: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2023. Archaeological Scheme of Works Report: Archaeological Scheme of Works on Land off Tattershall Road, Woodhall Spa. LCNCC: 2023.52.
- <7> SLI19324 Report: PCAS Archaeology Ltd. 2017. Land to the south of Woodhall Spa, Tattershall Road: Archaeological Evaluation Report. PAL Site Code: SWSE 16.
- <8> SLI19325 Archive: PCAS Archaeology Ltd. 2017. Land to the south of Woodhall Spa, Tattershall Road: Archaeological Evaluation Report. LCNCC: 2017.6.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1982 6243 (856m by 787m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WOODHALL SPA, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological Monitoring and Recording on Land off Tattershall Road, Woodhall Spa (ELI14779)
- Event - Intervention: Land at Tattershall Road, Woodhall Spa (ELI14775)
- Event - Intervention: Tattershall Road, Woodhall Spa (ELI12769)
- Event - Intervention: Trial Trenching on Land off Tattershall Road, Woodhall Spa (ELI12772)
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Record last edited
Mar 18 2026 11:43AM
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