Monument record MLI23230 - Possible round barrow beneath the medieval building at Anchor Church Field
Summary
Possible round barrow beneath the medieval building at Anchor Church Field
Type and Period (2)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- MOUND (Undated)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 23230
A slight non-surveyable mound was seen in arable land in 1965. It was still visible in low relief in 1982-83. {1}
The mound has the conspicuous remains of a medieval building (HER no.22029) visible on its crest - the supposed site of St Guthlac's cell. His cell was said (in an early biography) to have been in the side of a hillock - possibly a barrow? {1}{2}{3}
A geophysical survey was carried out to investigate this site but it produced no evidence for the presence of this barrow. {4}
A trial excavation was carried out in 2004. This failed to locate any features definitely related to the barrow, although layers of sand, gravel and silt deposits in trench 1 may be associated with the barrow mound if there is a barrow present here. Bronze Age pottery was also found in the secondary fill of a linear feature in trench 2, and a single sherd was found during fieldwalking. Two flint end scrapers were also recovered during the excavations and more flint was found during fieldwalking. {5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI2461 Index: OS CARD INDEX. CROWLAND. TF 21 SE:5,1965, BAIRD J.
- <2> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. GAZ CRO42; No 55 pp195,197,203,205-6.
- <3> SLI111 Aerial Photograph: ST JOSEPH, J.K.S.. 1945-79. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. AYC 9,1969, .
- <4> SLI8386 Report: English Heritage. 2002. Anchor Church Field, Crowland: Report on Geophysical Survey. -.
- <5> SLI11121 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2004. Assessment of the Archaeological Remains from Evaluation at Anchor Church Field, Crowland. CAC04.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 2506 1086 (40m by 40m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CROWLAND, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Survey: Fenland Survey Field Walking (ELI595)
- Event - Survey: Fieldwalking at Anchor Church Field, Crowland (ELI7415)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical survey at Anchor Church Field (ELI3715)
- Event - Intervention: Trial trenching at Anchor Church Field, Crowland (ELI7416)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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