Monument record MLI32952 - IRON AGE SALTERN
Summary
IRON AGE SALTERN
Type and Period (1)
- SALT WORKS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
32952
Large Iron Age saltern site about 70m in diameter and raised at centre by about 1m. Large quantity of Iron Age saltern material and 6 sherds Iron Age domestic pot. {1}{2}
The site was revisited in November 1973, and the area had been reduced in height to 0.75m OD. 15 more sherds, including rims of possibly Iron Age date. One has decoration. {3}
TF 1275 2720 Briquetage only, visability very poor due to long cereal. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI3232 Index: SMR FILE. RIPPINGALE. TF 12 NW:X,1972, HARDON, P..
- <2> SLI730 Article in Serial: MARJORAM, J.. 1973. 'Archaeological notes, 1972' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. P 38.
- <3> SLI8156 Index: Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire. South Kesteven Records. Rippingale. SK 64.09/10.
- <4> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. Page 85; RIP 22.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TF 125 291 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | RIPPINGALE, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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