Monument record MLI20206 - RB/EARLY SAXON SETTLEMENT
Summary
RB/EARLY SAXON SETTLEMENT
Type and Period (3)
- SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 649 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
THERE ARE SOME POSSIBLE EARLY SAXON SHERDS IN THE PREDOMINANTLY ROMAN SCATTERS OF MATERIAL IN THIS AREA, WHICH IS UNUSUAL IN THE FENS. HOWEVER, THE UNUSUALLY LOW NUMBERS OF POSSIBLE EARLY SAXON SHERDS CASTS DOUBTS ON CONTINUITY OF SETTLEMENT FROM ROMAN TO SAXON TIMES. THIS IS REINFORCED BY THE LOW PROPORTION OF COLOUR-COATED RB POTTERY, AND THE ABSENCE OF LATER GREY WARES, SUGGESTING ABANDONMENT OF THE SITE BEFORE THE END OF THE ROMAN PERIOD. IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT WHERE ROMAN SITES LAY JUST BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE SILT (AS THIS ONE APPEARS) THEY PRODUCED A TOPOGRAPHICAL OR VEGETATIONAL ANAMOLY WHICH ATTRACTED SETTLERS IN THE EARLY SAXON PERIOD. {1}
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. 5 GAZ PIK17-19 P 117.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1931 2688 (159m by 224m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PINCHBECK, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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