Monument record MLI127379 - Iron Age field boundary, Stamford West

Summary

A pair of field boundary ditches of Iron Age date on land to the south of Empingham Road, Stamford.

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Full Description

A geophysical survey conducted in May 2014 encountered three linear anomalies interpreted as probable field boundaries. Two northwest-southeast aligned linears appeared to abut a third northeast-southwest aligned linear to their southeast. {1}{2} Subsequent strip, map, and record excavation of the area in July-October 2014 revealed only short lengths of two of the ditches, which appeared to form the southern corner of a field system. Waste iron ore and slag from the nearby furnaces (see MLI127376) was recovered from the backfill of one of the ditches, indicating that it was open while the furnaces were in use. The pits dug for disposing of the furnace waste are all located within this field boundary. {3}{4}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Report: Wessex Archaeology. 2014. Land off Empingham Road, Exeter Down, Stamford: Detailed Gradiometer Survey Report. -.
  •  Archive: Wessex Archaeology. 2014. Land off Empingham Road, Exeter Down, Stamford: Detailed Gradiometer Survey Report. LCNCC: 2014.91.
  •  Report: Wessex Archaeology. 2017. Stamford West: Archaeological Excavation. -.
  •  Archive: Wessex Archaeology. 2014. Stamford West: Archaeological Excavation. LCNCC: 2014.91.

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Grid reference Centred TF 0107 0728 (115m by 99m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish STAMFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Nov 15 2024 10:40AM

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