Monument record MLI20114 - ROMANO-BRITISH SETTLEMENT REMAINS AT MORNINGTON HOUSE, GOSBERTON
Summary
ROMANO-BRITISH SETTLEMENT REMAINS AT MORNINGTON HOUSE, GOSBERTON
Type and Period (3)
- SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FARMSTEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 20114
SCATTER OF POTTERY, QUERN FRAGMENTS, TWO TILE (POSSIBLY HYPOCAUST) AND SHELL FROM VAGUE SOILMARK ON MAJOR RODDON. THE FINDS SUGGEST A RICHER THAN AVERAGE SITE, AND FURTHERMORE IT OCCUPIES A PRIME SETTLEMENT POSITION ON THIS HIGH RODDON, PROBABLY THE DRIEST SETTLEMENT LOCATION IN THE AREA DURING THE ROMAN AND SAXON PERIODS. THERE WAS ALSO LIMESTONE RUBBLE FROM A POSSIBLE BUILDING. {1}, HTM 3.5M
Evaluation work as part of the Fenland Management Project recovered residual Roman pottery and one sherd of pottery from a possible Roman paleosol.{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. GAZ GOS36, 37.
- <2> SLI7859 Bibliographic Reference: Crowson, A.; Lane, T. and Reeve. J. (eds). 2000. Fenland Management Project Excavations 1991-1995. GOS 37 (GOS93), pp.116-119.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1747 3170 (115m by 116m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GOSBERTON, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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