Monument record MLI20547 - Roman settlement and/or industrial remains, Moulton
Summary
Agricultural gullies, pits and ditches were found containing 2nd to 3rd century domestic and/or industrial finds suggesting this was the location of a Romano British settlement and/or industrial site.
Type and Period (5)
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- INDUSTRIAL SITE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
During a watching brief on a watermain from Moulton chapel to Whaplode a salvage excavation was carried out to record the remains of a previously unrecognised small rural settlement occupied during the second century AD to the third century. Agricultural gullies, pits and ditches were found, some of which contained burnt debris of a domestic and/or industrial nature. There was also much animal bone. One ditch served as the southern limit of a series of pits and gullies some of which had been repeatedly reused. This is a settlement boundary ditch. Some burnt clay fragments were found probably representing refuse from some sort of domestic/industrial activity located nearby. There was also one sherd of Dales ware shell tempered pottery, possibly dating from the 3rd century, which is very rare. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI5246 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1996. MOULTON CHAPEL TO WHAPLODE WATERMAINS. MCW96 MHB96.
- <2> SLI1662 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 1996. MOULTON CHAPEL TO WHAPLODE WATERMAINS. LCNCC 83.96.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 3039 1559 (1001m by 133m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MOULTON, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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