Monument record MLI20358 - Romano British saltmaking remains, Woodgate Farm, Moulton
Summary
A red hill and artefact scatter of pottery, baked clay fragments and evaporating vessel fragments suggest that this site was the location of Roman saltmaking.
Type and Period (3)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- RED HILL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SALT WORKS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Concentrations of Romano British pottery sherds were found in dark patches of wide silt hillocks among a wide scatter throughout the western group of enclosures. The pottery dates from the early 2nd century and into the 4th century within area of 22115. {1}
There is a 'red hill' (a Roman coastal site producing salt by boiling of seawater) on this site, with scatters of baked clay fragments, including support pieces, and evaporating vessel fragments. {3}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI63 Article in Monograph: HALLAM, S.J.. 1970. ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times. GAZ 2816S P 285.
- <2> SLI3705 Map: HALLAM, S.J.. 1970. The maps for ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times. MAP 6 SHEET F.
- <3> SLI654 Article in Serial: Hallam, S.J.. 1960. Romano-British Salt Industry in South Lincolnshire. pp.52, 64.
- <4> SLI2641 Index: OS CARD INDEX. MOULTON. TF 21 NE:9,1965, DA.
- <5> SLI3175 Index: SMR FILE. MOULTON. TF 21 NE:F -.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 2846 1636 (200m by 189m) |
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Civil Parish | MOULTON, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (6)
- Related to: Romano British pottery and saltern debris scatters, Moulton (Monument) (MLI20359)
- Related to: Romano British pottery scatter and quern fragment, south west of Woodgate Farm, Moulton (Monument) (MLI20362)
- Related to: Romano British pottery scatter, Moulton (Monument) (MLI20363)
- Related to: Romano British saltmaking debris, north west of Woodgate Farm, Moulton (Monument) (MLI20361)
- Related to: Romano British saltmaking site, north west of Woodgate Farm, Moulton (Monument) (MLI20360)
- Related to: Romano British settlement/saltern remains, Woodgate Farm, Moulton (Monument) (MLI22115)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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