Monument record MLI23095 - AREA OF IRON AGE SALTMAKING ACTIVITY
Summary
AREA OF IRON AGE SALTMAKING ACTIVITY
Type and Period (3)
- SALT WORKS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A MAJOR GROUP OF SALTERN ACTIVITY, PRODUCING BRIQUETAGE AND DOMESTIC POTTERY OF RECOGNISED MIDDLE IRON AGE STYLE. THE SPREADS OF BRIQUETAGE WERE GENERALLY C.30M IN DIAMETER, AND A NUMBER OF THEM ARE SLIGHTLY MOUNDED. AT TF 25521711 - A MOUND OF 'CLEAN' SILT WITH DARK, PEATY LINES AROUND ITS EDGE. FINDS ON AND AROUND THIS MOUND. THE SITE CONSISTS OF TWO DISTINCT CONCENTRATIONS. CONSIDERABLE BRIQUETAGE ALSO FOUND. AT TF 25491707 - FINDS LESS PROLIFIC, BUT INCLUDING 21 ANIMAL BONES AND BRIQUETAGE. AT TF 25451706 - 11 ANIMAL BONES AND BRIQUETAGE. {1}, AREA 0.07H, HTM 2.5M
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. GAZ COW 4,4A,33,34 P177-8.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 2557 1708 (82m by 114m) |
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Civil Parish | COWBIT, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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