Monument record MLI23243 - ROMAN SETTLEMENT/SALTERN SITE NEAR COWBIT HOUSE FARM
Summary
ROMAN SETTLEMENT/SALTERN SITE NEAR COWBIT HOUSE FARM
Type and Period (3)
- SALT WORKS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
AN UNUSUAL SITE ON A VERY CLAYEY RODDON (FORMER RIVER WELLAND). FINDS INCLUDE SHERDS OF ROMANO BRITISH POTTERY, FIRED CLAY AND SOME ANIMAL BONE. {1} THE BRIQUETAGE IS OF UNUSUAL CHARACTER AND MAY PREDATE USE OF THE SITE BY THE ROMANS. THE SITE IS LOCATED ON A RODDON IN AN ISOLATED POSITION WELL AWAY FROM GENERAL DISTRIBUTION OF ROMAN OR IRON AGE SITES. A TRIAL TRENCH WAS DUG TO DETERMINE WHETHER INTACT FEATURES AND ORGANIC REMAINS WERE PRESENT. A DITCH WAS IDENTIFIED AND SOIL SAMPLES WERE TAKEN. (LANE AND SIDEBOTTOM, FENLAND EVALUATION PROJECT)., AREA 0.28H, 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. DEN17.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 2498 1594 (110m by 39m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DEEPING ST NICHOLAS, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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