Monument record MLI12805 - SALTERN SITES, WRANGLE
Summary
SALTERN SITES, WRANGLE
Type and Period (3)
- SALT WORKS (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- MOUND (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 12805
AT 'A' - TF431529 AND 'B' - TF432528. TWO SALTERN SITES, WITH THUMB BRICKS. IRON AGE AND 1ST CENTURY ROMANO-BRITISH POTTERY WERE FOUND AFTER DEEP PLOUGHING IN WRANGLE LOW GROUNDS.{2}
AT 'C' - TF431530 A THIRD SITE HAS YIELDED A SCATTER OF ROMANO-BRITISH SALTERN MATERIAL AND COARSE POTTERY.{3}
ALL THE AREAS ARE UNDER PLOUGH. 'A' AND 'C' ARE TWO SLIGHTLY RAISED REGIONS OF REDDENED SOIL CONTAINING BRIQUETAGE. NOTHING WAS NOTED AT 'B' AND NO POTTERY WAS SEEN AT ANY TIME.{1}
SITE CONFIRMED BY FENLAND SURVEY WHEN IT WAS DESCRIBED AS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY MOUNDED AND ON A RODDON. ONE FRAGMENT OF GREYWARE POTTERY FOUND. {5}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI3399 Index: SMR FILE. WRANGLE. TF 45 SW 7,1965, E.G..
- <2> SLI2283 Index: RUDKIN, E.H.. 1959. EAST MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN. P 7.
- <3> SLI2273 Index: MAYES, P.. 1960. EAST MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN. P 8.
- <4> SLI3399 Index: SMR FILE. WRANGLE. TF 45 SW A,1976, R.W.H..
- <5> SLI1077 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1993. Lincolnshire Survey, The Northern Fen-Edge. WRA 4.
- <6> SLI3399 Index: SMR FILE. WRANGLE. TF 45 SW S,1976, RWH.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 4311 5288 (279m by 322m) Centre |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WRANGLE, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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