Monument record MLI32947 - Possible area of late prehistoric settlement and saltworking site, Rippingale
Summary
Possible area of late prehistoric settlement and saltworking site, Rippingale
Type and Period (2)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Mesolithic to Late Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 801 BC)
- SALT WORKS (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 32947
A long flake scraper (?Mesolithic) of milk white patina. Several flakes. 1 square scraper, 1 flint? chopping tool. {1}{2}
Several sherds of (?Billingborough Fen Edge) BFE type pottery including one rim {3}
Possibly two overlapping sites at TF1265 2817, the ground surface was mainly obscured by long cereal. Briquetage was largely found in area A, to the west and Bronze Age potttery sherds were mainly found in area B, to the east. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI3232 Index: SMR FILE. RIPPINGALE. TF12NW:U,1972, HARDON, P..
- <2> SLI730 Article in Serial: MARJORAM, J.. 1973. 'Archaeological notes, 1972' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. p.37 & 40.
- <3> SLI2175 Index: Parish card index of the former South Lincolnshire Archaeology Unit. RIPPINGALE. - -.
- <4> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. Pages 76-85; RIP 24.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TF 128 281 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | RIPPINGALE, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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