Monument record MLI23122 - ROMANO BRITISH SETTLEMENT SITE
Summary
ROMANO BRITISH SETTLEMENT SITE
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
COW 27A IS A SITE WITH PATCHES OF VERY DARK SOIL (OCCUPATION LAYERS) WITH LARGE POTSHERDS, SOME NEWLY BROKEN SUGGESTING THAT THIS AREA MAY HAVE BEEN PLOUGHED FOR THE FIRST TIME. FINDS FROM THIS SITE ALSO INCLUDED TILES, ANIMAL BONES, A BONE PIN AND MUSSEL SHELLS. ALSO, AT TF 26541641 (COW 27B) IS A VERY DARK SOIL STAIN WITH A DENSE CONCENTRATION OF LARGE POTSHERDS, ALSO SUGGESTING THE SITE WAS NEWLY PLOUGHED. THE SITE IS ADJACENT TO AND PARTLY SEALED BY MEDIEVAL AND POST MEDIEVAL BARRIER BANKS. {1}, AREA 0.06H, HTM 3M
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. COW 27A,27B.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 2649 1646 (40m by 59m) |
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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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