Monument record MLI22228 - RB SETTLEMENT
Summary
RB SETTLEMENT
Type and Period (3)
- SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FARMSTEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Group of nine concentrations of domestic debris, C2nd-late 4th sherds of pottery (predominantly C3; the late pottery abundant), shells, bones, querns, and possible tiles, seen on patches of dark soil on raised areas to the north and south of a deep E-W channel, east of Raven's Gate, Holbeach. Areas A - TF35172066 and B - TF35212071 are most important, with enormous quantities of pottery and very deep black soil on wide hillocks about 4 ft high. Visited in March 1952.{1}{2}{3} Only partial perambulation of area possible, no surface finds made. The majority of site under crop.{1}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI2563 Index: OS CARD INDEX. HOLBEACH. TF 32 SE:8,1965, D.A..
- <2> SLI3705 Map: HALLAM, S.J.. 1970. The maps for ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times. MAP 5 SHEET E.
- <3> SLI3090 Index: SMR FILE HOLBEACH. HOLBEACH. TF 32 SE:O,1979, WHITE, A.J..
- <4> SLI63 Article in Monograph: HALLAM, S.J.. 1970. ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times. GAZ 3520 P 313.
- <5> SLI8698 Bibliographic Reference: Eleanor Scott. 1993. A Gazetteer of Roman Villas in Britain. p.122, LI89.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 3522 2071 (259m by 309m) |
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Civil Parish | HOLBEACH, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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