Monument record MLI127403 - Anglo-Saxon Settlement Activity at Norton Bottoms Quarry, North of Newark Road
Summary
An area of Anglo-Saxon settlement activity including an enclosure, gullies, and a pit scatter.
Type and Period (3)
- PIT (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- GULLY (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- OVAL ENCLOSURE (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
An area of probable early to mid-Anglo Saxon settlement related activity was recorded in geophysical survey and trial trenching, comprising a series of pits and gullies, along with a large, 100m wide oval enclosure. Animal bone in the southern section of the enclosure was radiocarbon dated to between 548-684 AD, and was considered to comprise evidence for domestic waste disposal. The excavators considered the Saxon features to broadly respect the earlier Roman features, which may be suggestive of the Roman ditches being at least partially open during the Saxon period.
It is considered likely that further Saxon remains are present in the area.
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Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI18586 Report: Trent and Peak Archaeology. 2018. Archaeological Evaluation by Trial Trenching, Norton Bottoms Quarry Phases 1-4, Stapleford. TPA Site Code NBQ2.
- <2> SLI18587 Archive: Trent and Peak Archaeology. 2018. Archaeological Evaluation by Trial Trenching, Norton Bottoms Quarry Phases 1-4, Stapleford. LCNCC 2017.206.
- <3> SLI18585 Report: SUMO Services Ltd. 2018. Geophysical Magnetometry Survey, Norton Bottoms Quarry, Stapleford. -.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 8726 5770 (526m by 328m) Estimated from Sources |
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| Civil Parish | STAPLEFORD, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
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Record last edited
Dec 12 2024 3:03PM
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