Monument record MLI127078 - Late Iron Age/Roman features, Cowbit

Summary

Late Iron Age/Roman features on land at Moulton Chapel Road, Cowbit.

Type and Period (3)

  • (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A Roman pit and ditch were identified during trial trenching on land at Moulton Chapel Road, Cowbit. Environmental sampling of the features revealed the pit contained domestic food waste, suggesting settlement in close proximity. {1}{2} A further ditch or gully, aligned northeast-southwest, was identified during a subsequent programme of archaeological monitoring and recording on the same site. {3}{4}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2017. Archaeological Evaluation at Moulton Chapel Road, Cowbit. APS Site Code: COMC17.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2017. Archaeological Evaluation at Moulton Chapel Road, Cowbit. LCNCC: 2017.44.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2020. Archaeological Monitoring and Recording at Moulton Chapel Road, Cowbit. APS Site Code: CMCR18.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2019. Archaeological Monitoring and Recording at Moulton Chapel Road, Cowbit. LCNCC: 2019.30.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 2675 1799 (104m by 64m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish COWBIT, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

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Record last edited

Apr 9 2024 1:13PM

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