Monument record MLI22115 - Romano British settlement/saltern remains, Woodgate Farm, Moulton
Summary
Ditched enclosures, pits and gullies interpreted as field boundaries and settlement activity with associated industrial activity.
Type and Period (6)
- ENCLOSURE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- INDUSTRIAL SITE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Several groups of small ditched enclosures on both sides of a fossil river-bed at Woodgate Farm, Moulton, representing large loose settlement with industrial sites. The enclosures were also seen as cropmarks on aerial photographs and during field surveys in January and November 1951. {1}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7}.
No visual evidence of any occupation was seen on a rather poor Ordnance Survey map copy. The majority of the finds are in the City and County Museum, Lincoln. {1}
During works on the Moulton Chapel to Whaplode water mains, a watching brief was carried out. The section of the watching brief was along the Moulton Mere drain and then along the South Holland main drain. In Field 5, to the east of Roman domestic and salt-making sites (PRN 20009 and Scheduled Monument 230), several pits, ditches and gullies were identified. The ditches were interpreted as field boundaries. One gully was cut by a pit, and may suggest a change from agricultural to settlement activity. This may also represent the expansion of the settlement (Scheduled monument 230). Two settlement enclosure ditches were also found. South of this, in Field 7 a ditched field boundary was recorded, and in Field 10, adjacent to the South Holland main drain, a further ditched field boundary was identified. {9}{10}
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SLI2641 Index: OS CARD INDEX. MOULTON. TF 21 NE:9 -.
- <2> SLI654 Article in Serial: Hallam, S.J.. 1960. Romano-British Salt Industry in South Lincolnshire. pp.52, 64.
- <3> SLI618 Article in Serial: NENQUIN, J.. 1961. SALT: A STUDY IN ECONOMIC PREHISTORY. vol.6, p.65-70.
- <4> SLI3175 Index: SMR FILE. MOULTON. TF 21 NE:F -.
- <5> SLI63 Article in Monograph: HALLAM, S.J.. 1970. ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times. GAZ 2816S p.285.
- <6> SLI3705 Map: HALLAM, S.J.. 1970. The maps for ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times. MAP 6 SHEET F.
- <7> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. FN39,48-52,1951, .
- <8> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. LG93,94,95,1953, .
- <9> SLI5246 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1996. MOULTON CHAPEL TO WHAPLODE WATERMAINS. MCW96 MHB96.
- <10> SLI1662 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 1996. MOULTON CHAPEL TO WHAPLODE WATERMAINS. LCNCC 83.96.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 2850 1610 (1069m by 1194m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MOULTON, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (6)
- Related to: Romano British pottery and saltern debris scatters, Moulton (Monument) (MLI20359)
- Related to: Romano British pottery scatter and quern fragment, south west of Woodgate Farm, Moulton (Monument) (MLI20362)
- Related to: Romano British pottery scatter, Moulton (Monument) (MLI20363)
- Related to: Romano British saltmaking debris, north west of Woodgate Farm, Moulton (Monument) (MLI20361)
- Related to: Romano British saltmaking remains, Woodgate Farm, Moulton (Monument) (MLI20358)
- Related to: Romano British saltmaking site, north west of Woodgate Farm, Moulton (Monument) (MLI20360)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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