Monument record MLI22110 - ROMAN SALTMAKING DEBRIS
Summary
ROMAN SALTMAKING DEBRIS
Type and Period (2)
- SALT WORKS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
OVER THIS AREA WERE SCATTERS OF VESSEL FRAGMENTS, PIECES OF BAKED CLAY INCLUDING SUPPORTS, BAKED CLAY FLOORING OR LINING, ALL VERY MUCH FRAGMENTED AND SPREAD, ALL PART OF A GENERAL RAISED AREA FROM WHICH LEVELS DROP TO THE SOUTH ANS WEST. THERE WERE A FEW INDETERMINATE (POSSIBLY EARLY C2) SHERDS OF POTTERY. THIS IS ONE OF A COMPLEX OF GROUPS WHICH MUST REPRESENT ONE OF THE EARLIEST TRACEABLE INFLUXES OF SETTLERS ON TO WASH ALLUVIUM. {1}{2}{3}{4} THE PUBLISHED AND INDICATED AREA IS UNDER CROP. NO EVIDENCE OF OCCUPATION. THE MAJORITY OF MRS HALLAM'S FINDS ARE IN THE CITY AND COUNTY MUSEUM,LINCOLN. {1}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI2837 Index: OS CARD INDEX. WESTON. TF 21 NE:14,1965, D.A..
- <2> SLI654 Article in Serial: Hallam, S.J.. 1960. Romano-British Salt Industry in South Lincolnshire. p.49.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 2728 1637 (106m by 107m) |
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Civil Parish | WESTON, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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