Monument record MLI127509 - Possible Medieval fish smoking activity, Stickney

Summary

Evidence of possible Medieval food smoking on land at Woodbine Cottage, Hall Lane, Stickney.

Type and Period (4)

  • ? (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Evidence of Medieval food smoking was found at this site during trial trenching in April 2014, in the form of a pit containing a blackened fragment of roller-stamped tile from a fish smoker of 13th to 15th century date, as well as quantities of oak charcoal and deteriorated wood bark recovered from an environmental sample. A series of Medieval pits and ditches were also encountered, one of which truncated an earlier beam slot. {1}{2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2014. Archaeological Evaluation Report: Woodbine Cottage, Hall Lane, Stickney. PCAS Site Code: SWCE14.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2014. Archaeological Evaluation Report: Woodbine Cottage, Hall Lane, Stickney. LCNCC: 2014.46.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 3419 5701 (34m by 34m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish STICKNEY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 7 2025 12:27PM

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