Monument record MLI127496 - Iron Age field system and possible stock enclosures, Baston
Summary
An Iron Age field system including agricultural enclosures in at least two phases has been excavated at Baston.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
An Iron Age field system including agricultural enclosures in at least two phases has been excavated at Baston, including a prominent entranceway for the enclosure system. Environmental sampling in conjunction with the animal bones identified during excavation are suggestive of grassland with horse and cattle grazing, along with sheep/goat. The land to the north of the main boundary ditch identified was considered to be drier than the lower, marshier land to the south which may have been a factor in its placement. Two undated rectilinear enclosures were excavated at the site and while undated were thought to be of likely Iron Age date, being used as stock corrals. The features were clear in geophysical survey results. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}
An archaeological investigation conducted in 2017 revealed a beam slot of probable Late Iron Age date, and a rectangular pit containing Middle to Late Iron Age pottery. Both features are likely associated with agricultural activity within this field system. {7}{8}
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SLI18799 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2016. Archaeological Evaluation on Land Off Chesham Drive, Baston, Lincolnshire. APS Site Code BACD16.
- <2> SLI18800 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2016. Archaeological Evaluation on Land Off Chesham Drive, Baston, Lincolnshire. LCNCC 2016.122.
- <3> SLI18797 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2016. Chesham Drive Phase 2, Baston, Lincolnshire, Geophysical Survey. APS Site Code BACD15.
- <4> SLI18798 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2016. Chesham Drive Phase 2, Baston, Lincolnshire, Geophysical Survey. LCNCC 2015.159.
- <5> SLI18793 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2016. Archaeological Excavation on Land at Chesham Drive, Baston, Lincolnshire. APS Site Code BACD13.
- <6> SLI18794 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2016. Archaeological Excavation on Land at Chesham Drive, Baston, Lincolnshire. LCNCC 2014.13.
- <7> SLI18993 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2020. Archaeological Investigation on Land Off Mayfield Gardens, Baston. APS Site Code: BACD 17.
- <8> SLI18994 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2016. Archaeological Investigation on Land off Mayfield Gardens, Baston. LCNCC: 2016.122.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1155 1372 (407m by 123m) Estimated from sources |
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| Civil Parish | BASTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (6)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological Excavation on Land at Chesham Drive, Baston (ELI14522)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological Trial Trenching Evaluation on Land at Chesham Drive, Baston (ELI14521)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation at land off Mayfield Gardens, Baston (ELI14631)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical Magnetometry Survey at Chesham Drive, Baston (ELI14520)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical Magnetometry Survey at Land off Chesham Drive, Baston (ELI14524)
- Event - Intervention: Trial trenching at land off Chesham Drive, Baston (ELI14525)
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Record last edited
May 28 2025 12:44PM
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