Monument record MLI33123 - STAINFIELD ROMANO BRITISH SETTLEMENT, HACONBY

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STAINFIELD ROMANO BRITISH SETTLEMENT, HACONBY

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PRN 33123 In one of the fields called Black Field stood formerly a Roman town, some of the tessellated floors and other remnants are to be seen. {9} Trollope records a 'Roman station' from evidence of foundations etc. The soil of the field is very black and full of carbonised matter. The foundations of the walls are scattered all over by the plough and Roman pottery is abundant. The site does not seem to extend far out of the field. There is no extension to the north, but the field to the west is fallow. There are distinct traces of a disturbed road running down the fields. {1} A site visit was made on 2/11/1930. {2}{3}{4}{5}{6} Romano-British and Saxon (32976) pottery was found in 1965.{7} A bronze bowl of Irchester type was found in a ploughed field in 1975 by Mr H R Mossop, and donated to Nottingham University (acc no 75.12). {10} Work carried out in advance of a gas pipeline found a metalled road surface, pits and identified the Roman road of King Street. Evidence was found for settlement from the mid to late first century to the early to middle second century with postholes, rubbish pits and ditches. In the late second century and mid third century a cemetery was established. The human remains discovered were of articulated skeletons and disarticulated bone representing at least 24 individuals, mostly young adult males. North of the cemetery was a stone-lined well. Macro-botanical analysis revealed that the main crops grown were spelt wheat, bread/club wheat, barley and possibly oats. Several new pottery forms and fabrics unique to south Lincolnshire were retrieved. Some glassware was also found. The settlement was established during the late Iron Age and continued in use until the end of the fourth century. The settlement may have been built before King Street was constructed. Imported pottery suggests that the town had some status. {11}{12}

Sources/Archives (12)

  •  Index: SMR FILE. HACONBY. TF 02 SE F,1936, PHILLIPS, C.W..
  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. HACONBY. TF 02 SE 1,1965, DA.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Edward Trollope. 1872. Sleaford and the Wapentakes of Flaxwell and Aswardhurn in the County of Lincoln. -.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: STUKELEY, W.. 1724. ITINERARIUM CURIOSUM. -.
  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1824-1825. 1 Inch Map - First Edition. 1:63360. -.
  •  Map: PHILLIPS, C.W.. 1930. OS 6 INCH SERIES. -.
  •  Index: 1965. EAST MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN. -.
  •  Serial: 1828. STAMFORD MERCURY. -.
  •  Article in Serial: DE MICHELI, C.. 1992. BRITANNIA. VOL 23 PP238-41.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1995. Archaeological Excavation at Hangman's Lane, Stainfield. SHR93.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 1995. Archaeological Excavation at Hangman's Lane, Stainfield. LCNCC 31.94.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Eleanor Scott. 1993. A Gazetteer of Roman Villas in Britain. P.121, LI70.

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Grid reference TF 074 249 (point) Approximate
Civil Parish HACONBY, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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