Monument record MLI20209 - SAXON SETTLEMENT
Summary
SAXON SETTLEMENT
Type and Period (2)
- SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 849 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 849 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PIK21 IS A REMARKABLE SITE, PREDOMINANTLY MOUNDED WITH A DARK SOILMARK. THE BONE INCLUDES CATTLE, HORSE, SHEEP, PIG, LARGE BIRD AND SAWN ANTLER. SHELLS INCLUDE AN OYSTER AND MANY MUSSELS. THERE ARE DEFINITE MIDDLE SAXON SHERDS (IPSWICH AND MAXEY TYPES) AND PROBABLE EARLY AS WELL AS SOME ROMAN. PIK22 IS A TYPICAL MIDDLE SAXON SITE. PIK23 IS AN UNUSUAL SITE. IN THE FIELD IT LOOKED EARLY BUT AGAIN, DESPITE THE COLLECTION OF C.40 SHERDS THERE WAS NOTHING DIAGNOSTIC. IT WAS NOTED THOUGH, THAT THE SHERDS HAD A GENERALLY EARLY SAXON APPEARANCE. VEGETATION HAD BEEN USED AS TEMPERING (A MIDDLE SAXON CHARACTERISTIC) AND ONLY ONE SHERDS LOOKED AT ALL LIKELY TO BE MIDDLE SAXON. IT SEEMS THAT ROMAN SITES ARE BURIED JUST UNDER THE SURFACE OF THE SILT IN THIS AREA, SUGGESTING THAT THEY PRODUCED A TOPOGRAPHICAL OR VEGETATIONAL ANOMALY WHICH ATTRACTED SETTLERS IN THE EARLY SAXON PERIOD. {1}, HTM 3.5M
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 PIK21-23 P 116-7.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1814 2578 (251m by 358m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PINCHBECK, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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