Monument record MLI13257 - Iron Age and Roman site at Gold Fen Bank, Wrangle
Summary
IRON AGE AND ROMAN SITE, WRANGLE
Type and Period (3)
- FARMSTEAD ? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SALT WORKS (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
An Iron Age and Roman settlement and salt-working site. The briquetage includes rectangular bars and supports. The site is defined by a soilmark on a clay surface close to an undated roddon and is slightly mounded. The site being excavated by Boston and District Archaeological Society (c.1990). {1}
Excavations were of a rubbish dump containing equal quantities of animal bone, pottery and a substantial quantity of briquetage. Much of the pottery survived as large unabraded sherds and almost all had a date range from the late first to the mid second century AD. The nature of the survival of the pottery would suggest that there is a settlement site very close by. The pottery types include Samian, a mortarium, grey wares, course vesicular cooking and storage vessels and colour-coated. The quantity of BB1 (a type of black-burnished grey ware) pottery from Dorset is interesting as the ware is rare in Lincolnshire and suggests coastal trade. Such trade is usually primarily for commodities other than pottery and may suggest evidence of a salt trade from Wrangle. There were some crucible fragments but as yet work to establish the type of metal-working involved has not been carried out. {2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI1077 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1993. Lincolnshire Survey, The Northern Fen-Edge. WRA 6.
- <2> SLI9586 Bibliographic Reference: Lane, Tom and Morris, Elaine L. (eds). 2001. A Millennium of Saltmaking: Prehistoric and Romano-British Salt Production in the Fenland. pp.424-26.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 4354 5287 (51m by 147m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WRANGLE, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation of a Saltern at Gold Dyke Bank, Wrangle (ELI6111)
- Event - Survey: Fenland Survey Field Walking (ELI595)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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