Monument record MLI32896 - Roman Salterns and Possible Sea Bank, Aslackby Fen

Summary

Roman salterns and possible sea bank at Aslackby Fen.

Type and Period (3)

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Full Description

An area of Roman salterns at Aslackby Fen. A large scatter of saltern pottery, including a few sherds of Romano-British Samian and greyware pottery, was noted in 1972, along with earthwork humps and hollows spread over 40 acres. The site was excavated in 1975 after drainage work, when a long section was cut through a possible Roman sea bank. Large quantities of briquetage was recorded along with a series of pits or ditches. {1}{2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 13 SW: AN.
  •  Article in Serial: A.J. White (ed.). 1976. 'Archaeology in Lincolnshire and South Humberside, 1975' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.11, p.57.

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Location

Grid reference TF 147 309 (point) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish POINTON AND SEMPRINGHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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