Monument record MLI20388 - RB SETTLEMENT AND FIELD SYSTEM, HAGBEACH DROVE
Summary
RB SETTLEMENT AND FIELD SYSTEM, HAGBEACH DROVE
Type and Period (4)
- SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- LINEAR FEATURE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
AT HAGBEACH DROVE THERE IS AN AREA OF COMPACT SETTLEMENT; A BLOCK OF SMALL, NEAR-RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURES, ALONSIDE AN EAST-WEST DROVE AND ITS NORTH AND SOUTH BRANCHES AND RECTANGULAR FIELDS EXTENDING EAST, WEST AND SOUTH TO A NATURAL WATERCOURSE FROM SSW TO NE. {1} DURING A WATCHING BRIEF ON THE MOULTON CHAPEL TO WHAPLODE WATERMAINS ROMAN REMAINS WERE RECORDED. THERE WERE SEVERAL PITS AND DITCHES IDENTIFIED, INCLUDING A DROVE WAY. SETTLEMENT ENCLOSURE DITCHES WERE FOUND AND PITS DENOTING SETTLEMENT ACTIVITY. FOR THE FINDS SEE 20389, 20413, 20414. {6}{7}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI63 Article in Monograph: HALLAM, S.J.. 1970. ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times. GAZ 3114 P 300-1.
- <2> SLI3705 Map: HALLAM, S.J.. 1970. The maps for ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times. MAP 7,9 SHEET G,J.
- <3> SLI2838 Index: OS CARD INDEX. WHAPLODE. TF 31 NW:9,1965, DA.
- <4> SLI3378 Index: SMR FILE. WHAPLODE. TF 31 NW:O -.
- <5> SLI235 Article in Serial: HALLAM, S.J.. 1964. ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL. VOL 44 23-4.
- <6> SLI5246 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1996. MOULTON CHAPEL TO WHAPLODE WATERMAINS. MCW96 MHB96.
- <7> SLI1662 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 1996. MOULTON CHAPEL TO WHAPLODE WATERMAINS. LCNCC 83.96.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 3158 1483 (897m by 1432m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WHAPLODE, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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