Monument record MLI20119 - Roman ritual site at Third Drove, Gosberton
Summary
Roman ritual site at Third Drove, Gosberton
Type and Period (3)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 20119
THIS SITE DATES FROM THE ROMAN PERIOD AND CONTINUES INTO THE EARLY SAXON PERIOD. THERE WAS A SCATTER OF POTTERY WITH ABUNDANT ANIMAL BONE AND SHELL, A QUERN FRAGMENT AND A POSSIBLE TILE. IT IS SITUATED ON A RODDON. SUCH A CONTINUATION OF EARLY SAXON ON A ROMAN SITE IS RELATIVELY RARE NATIONALLY AND IS EXCEEDINGLY SO IN THE FENS. THE SITE WAS EXCAVATED IN 1993. BOTH ROMAN AND SAXON DITCHES WERE PRESENT, AS WELL AS OTHER FEATURES. THERE ARE FOUR MAIN PHASES OF ENCLOSURES AND STRUCTURES WHICH HAVE NOT YET BEEN DATED. THE AREA IS REMARKABLY DEVOID OF DOMESTIC WASTE THAT USUALLY LITTERS SUCH SITES, AND A PIGLET BURIAL WAS IDENTIFIED. THE SITE IS THOUGHT TO REPRESENT SOME FORM OF RITUAL SHRINE. {1}{2}, HTM 3.5M
An excavation was carried out as part of the Fenland Management Project, revealing a shallow depression and ditches containing mid-third to mid-fourth century pottery. No definite indications of settlement continuity between the Roman and Early Saxon (see PRN 20120) periods were established, with ditches of the two periods being on different alignments, and it may be that the site's relatively elevated position made it a favourable location for resettlement.{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. GAZ GOS16.
- <2> SLI646 Article in Serial: LANE, T.W.. 1993. HERITAGE LINCOLNSHIRE THIRD ANNUAL REPORT. pp 30-32.
- <3> SLI7859 Bibliographic Reference: Crowson, A.; Lane, T. and Reeve. J. (eds). 2000. Fenland Management Project Excavations 1991-1995. GOS 16 (GBT93), pp.107-111.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1772 2888 (106m by 106m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GOSBERTON, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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