Monument record MLI22117 - Romano British settlement/field system complex, Moulton
Summary
Enclosures, pits and ditches interpreted as field boundaries.
Type and Period (4)
- SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- DROVE ROAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A compact group of small enclosures, some rectilinear in shape, were examined in April 1952. A wide network of straight drainage ditches were located to the north and there was irregular drainage to the west and south. The enclosures are possibly fields associated with Roman domestic sites. {1}{6}{7}
The major portions of the indicated areas are under crop and there was no visual evidence of occupation. Perambulation revealed one sherd of Romano British pottery. The majority of the finds are in the City and County Museum, Lincoln. {1}
A watching brief was carried out during works on the Moulton Chapel to Whaplode water mains. This part of the watching brief dealt with the section running along the Moulton Mere drain. In Field 1, in the north west of the cropmark site, two Roman ditches were identified. To the south of this, in Field 2, a pit and several ditches were identified, one containing articulated animal skeletal remains. Again, further south, in Field 4, east of Chapel Farm, several ditches were interpreted as the boundaries of separate field enclosures with access provided through the corner of each; a typical form a stock management system. To the south of this in Field 6 some ditches, including a droveway running north west to south east were recorded. {8}{9}
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 21 NE: 6.
- <2> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. WN67, 1958.
- <3> SLI175 Aerial Photograph: J.K.S. St Joseph. 1945-79. Cambridge University Collection. K72, 1945.
- <4> SLI110 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. WN68, 1958.
- <5> SLI63 Article in Monograph: HALLAM, S.J.. 1970. ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times. gaz.2817, p.285.
- <6> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 21 NE: G.
- <7> SLI3705 Map: HALLAM, S.J.. 1970. The maps for ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times. map.6, sheet.F.
- <8> SLI5246 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1996. MOULTON CHAPEL TO WHAPLODE WATERMAINS. SBR97.
- <9> SLI1662 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 1996. MOULTON CHAPEL TO WHAPLODE WATERMAINS. LCNCC 83.96.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 2870 1748 (1282m by 1471m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MOULTON, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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