Monument record MLI32858 - Romano British finds from Toft Hills, Billingborough
Summary
Romano British finds from Toft Hills, Billingborough
Type and Period (3)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FARMSTEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- VILLA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN32972
Romano-British potsherds, dressed stone, roofing and hypocaust tiles and two possible coarse tesserae found during field walking. The field name is Toft Hills and there is a pronounced ridge parallel with the road (B. B. Simmons, 1972). In 1976 the following finds were made: a sestertius of Marcus Aurelius - illegible; an illegible antoninianus of Tetricus I; an antoninianus of Gallienus; a bronze medallion of Carus (AD282-83).{1}
In March 1972 the following were found at Toft Hills: tesserae, tiles, stone, grey wares, colour-coated ware, querns - TF123338. Part of same site as above, it covers at least ten acres. {3}
Cropmarks visible in aerial photographs in this area may relate to this site (see PRN39226). {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI2908 Index: SMR FILE. BILLINGBOROUGH. TF 13 SW W,1976, RWH.
- <2> SLI51 Artefact: 1977. CITY AND COUNTY MUSEUM COLLECTION 1977. LM 121.77.
- <3> SLI2132 Index: Parish card index of the former South Lincolnshire Archaeology Unit. BILLINGBOROUGH. -,1972, SIMMONS B B.
- <4> SLI193 Aerial Photograph: 1946-98. RCHME. 1519/22-24.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 1207 3324 (160m by 161m) |
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Civil Parish | BILLINGBOROUGH, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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