Monument record MLI12971 - IRON AGE ARTEFACTS FOUND, WRANGLE
Summary
IRON AGE ARTEFACTS FOUND, WRANGLE
Type and Period (2)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- SALT WORKS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
IA AND RB POTTERY AND BRIQUETAGE FOUND, INCLUDING ONE ONE OR TWO WELL SHAPED FRAGMENTS. POTTERY INCLUDED AMPHORA FRAGMENTS, GREYWARES, EARLY MORTAR, MISCELLANEOUS SANDY WARES INCLUDING DARK GREY (ALL VERY ABRADED). NINE STAMPED (OR ROULETTED) POSSIBLY IRON AGE AND SEVERAL COARSE GRITTY AND SHELLY WARE WHICH ALSO LOOK EARLY AS DO SOME OXIDISED SANDY WARES (BUT THERE ARE ALSO OXIDISED MEDIEVAL SHERDS IN THE COLLECTION). FOUR DARK GREY SOAPY SHERDS ARE POSSIBLY GRASS TEMPERED.{1} SAID BY THE FENLAND SURVEY TO BE PROMINENT MOUND WITH GREY SOILMARK. THE MOUND IS ON A RODDON BUT APPEARS TO BE ARTIFICIALLY HEIGHTENED. {2}, AREA 0.35H, HTM 2M
A geophysical survey which was carried out on the area of a pond enlargement. No evidence of archaeological remains was found. {3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI2191 Index: Parish card index of the former South Lincolnshire Archaeology Unit. WRANGLE. -,1978, ROBSON D.
- <2> SLI1077 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1993. Lincolnshire Survey, The Northern Fen-Edge. WRN 43.
- <3> SLI5539 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1999. Fluxgate gradiometer survey, land at Wrangle. -.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 4279 5231 (46m by 45m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WRANGLE, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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