Monument record MLI13321 - MEDIEVAL REMAINS, RED LION STREET, BICKER
Summary
MEDIEVAL REMAINS, RED LION STREET, BICKER
Type and Period (8)
- DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HEARTH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRUCTURE (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 801 AD to 1539 AD)
- POST HOLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- GULLY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FLOOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 13321
DURING A WATCHING BRIEF OF DEVELOPMENT ON LAND AT RED LION STREET, MEDIEVAL REMAINS WERE ENCOUNTERED. NO STRUCTURES WERE FOUND, BUT ARE SUGGESTED BY SEVERAL PITS AND A HEARTH. SEVERAL SHERDS OF POTTERY OF C13-C15 DATE WERE RECOVERED AND REPRESENT A TYPICAL, IF SMALL, ASSEMBLAGE COMMON IN LINCOLNSHIRE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SINGLE SHERD FROM NORTHERN FRANCE. ANIMAL BONE WAS RECOVERED IN SMALL NUMBERS BUT WAS NOT PARTICULARLY REVEALING. {1}{2}
A PREVIOUS WATCHING BRIEF ON THE SITE REVEALED RUBBISH PITS AND DITCHES CONTAINING POTTERY OF C13 AND LATER DATE, AND POSSIBLE SALTERN SLAG, WHICH COULD INDICATE THE NEARBY PRESENCE OF A SALTERN. {3}
A large quantity of pits, ditches, gullies and postholes were recorded during the watching brief at TF 2255 3735. Artefacual evidence gives us a spread of pottery spanning from the 9th century through to the very end of the medieval period and beyond suggesting that occupation of this site was continual through this period. The site seems to fall into two categories, domestic and agricultural. The domestic area, situated in the north of the site contained a 13th-14th century structure. The structure consisted of four post holes containing a pit sealed by a floor surface, the structure was orientated east west and was approximately 5m wide but no length could be ascertained. A deposit over the floor surface indicates flooding, which may have been a reason for abandonment . Indeed other parts of the site appear to also have flood deposits, although this is confined to the centre of the site. Refuse pits are located close to the structure and also appear to be contemporary with it. Boundary ditches were recorded to the west and the south perhaps defining the area around the structure, A large west-east ditch appears to mark the area between domestic and agricultural. In this area a large number of postholes were identified which may have created new boundaries and enclosures as well as a number of agricultural bedding trenches. A series of gullies which were recorded have been interpreted as inlets for saltwater suggesting saltern activity here in the 13th-15th century. Some iron smithing slag was also recovered and perhaps indicates iron working in the vicinity. {5}{6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI5198 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1997. Archaeological Watching Brief of Development on Land at Red Lion Street, Bicker. BRL97.
- <2> SLI1588 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 1997. Archaeological Watching Brief of Development on Land at Red Lion Street, Bicker. LCNCC 88.97.
- <3> SLI5280 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1994. Archaeological Watching Brief of a Development at Red Lion Street, Bicker. BRL94.
- <4> SLI1700 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 1994. Archaeological Watching Brief of a Development at Red Lion Street, Bicker. LCNCC 144.94.
- <5> SLI8005 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2002. Land at Red Lion Street, Bicker. RLB 99.
- <6> SLI8006 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2002. Land at Red Lion Street, Bicker. LCNCC:50.99.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 2251 3739 (194m by 200m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BICKER, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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