Monument record MLI127524 - Iron Age activity, South Witham Quarry
Summary
A series of ditched enclosures and a possible pit grouping of probable Middle to Late Iron Age date on land at South Witham Quarry, South Witham.
Type and Period (4)
- DITCH (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Middle Iron Age - 400 BC to 101 BC)
- D SHAPED ENCLOSURE (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
- PIT (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
During trial trenching on land to the west of South Witham Quarry in September 2016, four ditches were encountered from which Middle to Late Iron Age pottery and cattle and sheep/goat bone indicative of domestic waste was recovered. {1}{2}
Subsequent geophysical survey of the area revealed these ditches formed part of a series of connected ditched enclosures. Within these enclosures, several more ditch-like anomalies suggested the presence of sub-enclosures. A dense group of pits or areas of burnt material was also recorded to the south of the enclosure complex. {3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI18857 Report: Cotswold Archaeology. 2016. South Witham Quarry Western Extension: Archaeological Evaluation. CA Site Code: SWIT 16.
- <2> SLI18858 Archive: Cotswold Archaeology. 2016. South Witham Quarry Western Extension: Archaeological Evaluation. LCNCC: 2016.139.
- <3> SLI18859 Report: Pre-Construct Geophysics. 2017. Archaeological Geophysical Survey: South Witham Quarry Western Extension. -.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9046 1857 (169m by 177m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOUTH WITHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Related Events/Activities (2)
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Record last edited
Mar 17 2025 9:58AM
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