Monument record MLI22028 - Roman Settlement and Saltern Sites
Summary
Roman Settlement and Saltern Sites
Type and Period (4)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SALT WORKS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Ditched enclosures on either side of large extinct watercourse, visible on APs SE of Postland Station,Crowland, surveyed 12 Jan 1951. Area P - TF29401239 was scattered with pieces of evaporating vessels, supports, and other baked clay debris, sufficient to form a 'Red hill'. At Q - TF29441234 an area of dark soil scattered with domestic debris. Sherds including one sandy jar which could be about 100 AD type, otherwise all C3 - early C4.{1}{2}{5}{6} Sites are under high crop. No evidence of occupation. The majority of Mrs Hallam's finds are in City and County Museum, Lincoln.{1} ALSO AT TF29761233 THERE WAS BRIQUETAGE AND SALTMAKING DEBRIS, AND AT TF29931218 THERE WAS A LOW 'RED HILL' AND SALTMAKING DEBRIS, WITH A C2-EARLY C4 POTTERY SCATTER. {4} DURING THE FENLAND SURVEY THE REMAINS LISTED BELOW WERE IDENTIFIED: TF 29511241 THERE WAS POTTERY, FIRED CLAY AND BONE, TF 29321247 BRIQUETAGE, BONE AND POTTERY, TF 29871236 FIRED CLAY, BONE AND POTTERY, TF 30001218 MOUND, POTTERY, QUERN, BONE AND SLAG, TF 29701236 BRIQUETAGE, POTTERY AND BONE. {6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI2461 Index: OS CARD INDEX. CROWLAND. TF 21 SE:7,8,1965, D.A..
- <2> SLI654 Article in Serial: Hallam, S.J.. 1960. Romano-British Salt Industry in South Lincolnshire. pp.52-3.
- <3> SLI2980 Index: SMR FILE. CROWLAND. TF 21 SE:E,I,M,1951, S.J.H..
- <4> SLI63 Article in Monograph: HALLAM, S.J.. 1970. ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times. 2912E 2912W P 277.
- <5> SLI3705 Map: HALLAM, S.J.. 1970. The maps for ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times. MAP 8B SHEET H.
- <6> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. GAZ CRO9,10,11,12,14.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 2963 1231 (822m by 390m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CROWLAND, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (8)
- Related to: Iron Age Saltern on site of Romano British Settlement/Saltern site (Monument) (MLI23166)
- Related to: MEDIEVAL POTTERY FROM ROMANO BRITISH SETTLEMENT/SALTERN SITE (Monument) (MLI23167)
- Related to: POST MEDIEVAL POTTERY FROM ROMANO BRITISH SETTLEMENT/SALTERN SITE (Monument) (MLI23168)
- Related to: RB ARTEFACTS, POSTLAND HOUSE (Monument) (MLI22034)
- Related to: Romano British saltern site (Monument) (MLI23157)
- Related to: ROMANO-BRITISH BRIQUETAGE (Monument) (MLI20157)
- Related to: Romano-British Settlement, Crowland (Monument) (MLI22045)
- Related to: SETTLEMENT, DOWSDALE BANK (Monument) (MLI22027)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Fenland in Roman Times (ELI3772)
- Event - Survey: Fenland Survey Field Walking (ELI595)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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