Monument record MLI127310 - Possible Romano-British enclosures, ditch and pit, Burton by Lincoln
Summary
Three possible enclosures and a ditch and pit of Roman date on land to the west of Middle Street, Burton by Lincoln.
Type and Period (3)
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE ? (Unknown date)
- ANNEXE ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Three possible enclosures on land to the west of Middle Street, Burton by Lincoln, identified during magnetometry survey in April-July 2014. Anomalies interpreted as three sides of a rectangular enclosure were encountered, with a possible secondary enclosure or annexe to the west. Immediately to the north, one side and a corner of another possible rectilinear enclosure was encountered. All three possible enclosures shared the same alignment. {1}
Subsequent trial trenching on the same site in July-August 2014 encountered a ditch of Roman date to the west of the northern enclosure, on the same northwest-southeast alignment as the enclosure ditches. A waste pit immidiately to the west of this ditch contained large quantities of scorched ironstone and "sooty" deposits, and is likely to be associated with a known group of Roman kilns a short distance to the north (see MLI52249). {2}{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI18442 Report: Archaeological Services WYAS. 2014. Leverton Farms, Lincoln: Geophysical Survey. WYAS Site Code: LEL14.
- <2> SLI18443 Report: Cotswold Archaeology. 2014. Land at Leverton Farm, Burton-by-Lincoln: Archaeological Evaluation. -.
- <3> SLI18444 Archive: Cotswold Archaeology. 2014. Land at Leverton Farm, Burton-by-Lincoln: Archaeological Evaluation. LCNCC: 2014.124.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9559 7535 (169m by 197m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Sep 27 2024 3:35PM
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