Monument record MLI22114 - Romano British settlement site, north east of Hollytree Farm, Moulton

Summary

A group of ditched enclosures and drove roads were identified from aerial photographs. The enclosures are possibly Romano British settlement.

Type and Period (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A group of irregular polygonal ditched enclosures, possibly settlement, approached by droves from the south south east which spilts into branches going east, west and north within the group. These features were seen on aerial photographs and surveyed in November 1951 when a detailed layout was seen to be partly obscured by medieval, or later, parallel drainage ditches. {1}{2}{3}{4} The published site was under spring wheat in 1965 and there was no visual evidence of occupation. The majority of the finds are in the City and County Museum, Lincoln. {1}

Sources/Archives (7)

  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. MOULTON. TF 21 NE:13,1965, D.A..
  •  Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946-71. RAF POST WAR COLLECTION. 106G:UK:1489; 3272.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. MOULTON. TF 21 NE:B -.
  •  Article in Monograph: HALLAM, S.J.. 1970. ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times. GAZ 2916 P 285-6.
  •  Map: HALLAM, S.J.. 1970. The maps for ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times. MAP 6 SHEET F.
  •  Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. K74,75,1945, .
  •  Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. H13,14.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 2967 1615 (678m by 1028m)
Civil Parish MOULTON, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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