Monument record MLI23204 - Romano-British Activity, Spalding
Summary
Romano-British features and pottery, to the east of Spalding.
Type and Period (5)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TRACKWAY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC? to 409 AD)
- SALTERN (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC? to 409 AD)
- SALT WORKS (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC? to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Romano-British pottery, including Grey Ware, Samian and mortaria sherds, were found south of Bourne, east of Spalding. {1}
Pottery and cropmarks were found at this location. {2}{3}
Further cropmarks were noted, centred on approximately TF 2275 2165, during an aerial photography assessment. {4}
A small, ditched enclosure was identified in Autumn 2011, during a magnetometry survey, conducted along the line of the proposed Western Relief Road, Spalding. The enclosure was roughly square shaped, with a number of internal divisions, and measured approximately 20m across. It was associated with a strongly enhanced magnetic anomaly, thought to represent the remains of an Iron Age or Romano-British saltern. {5}
Subsequent field walking, conducted in October 2011, identified a small concentration of Roman pottery in the same location as the geophysical anomaly previously identified. The recovered assemblage comprised four sherds of definite Roman date and a fragmentary piece of earthenware brick or tile, of unknown though possible Roman date. One of the sherds that could be securely dated was a fragment of Nene Valley grey ware. {6}{7}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI5018 Verbal Communication: M.P.. 1992. -.
- <2> SLI63 Article in Monograph: HALLAM, S.J.. 1970. ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times. p.290, gazetteer 2221.
- <3> SLI3705 Map: HALLAM, S.J.. 1970. The maps for ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times. map.4, sheet.D.
- <4> SLI7033 Report: Air Photo Services. May 1998. Holland Park, Spalding. 1998/13.
- <5> SLI14760 Report: Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2011. The Proposed Western Relief Road, Spalding. -.
- <6> SLI14766 Report: University of Leicester Archaeological Services. 2011. Land South of Bourne Road, Spalding. -.
- <7> SLI14767 Archive: University of Leicester Archaeological Services. 2011. Land South of Bourne Road, Spalding. LCNCC 2011.425.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 2251 2173 (707m by 399m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SPALDING, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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