Monument record MLI33530 - ROMANO-BRITISH REMAINS, URN FARM
Summary
ROMANO-BRITISH REMAINS, URN FARM
Type and Period (3)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A FEW SHERDS OF ROMAN POTTERY - GREYWARE AND COLOUR COATED WARE - WAS FOUND DURING EXCAVATIONS OF THE SAXON CEMETERY (33387). {1}{2}
THERE WAS AN EVALUATION OF THE SITE IN 1989, DURING WHICH VERY LITTLE ROMAN POTTERY WAS FOUND, AND NONE WAS FROM THE FEATURES. HOWEVER, SINCE THE EXCAVATIONS METAL DETECTOR USERS HAVE FOUND A SCATTER OF SMALL LATE ROMAN COINS IN THE TOPSOIL ON THE SPOIL HEAPS. {3} DURING A WATCHING BRIEF AT URN FARM IN 1994 ROMAN ENCLOSURE DITCHES WERE IDENTIFIED WHICH CONTAINED MOSTLY EARLY ROMAN POTTERY (ALTHOUGH 1 SHERD OF C3-4 MORTARIA WAS RECOVERED. IT IS THOUGHT THAT THE ENCLOSURES MAY HAVE BEEN FOR AN AGRICULTURAL PURPOSE. {4}{5}, HTM 8M
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI2897 Index: SMR FILE. BASTON. -,1977, HEALEY H.
- <2> SLI620 Bibliographic Reference: MAYES, P. AND DEAN, M.J.. 1976. AN ANGLO SAXON CEMETERY AT BASTON, LINCS. OCC PAPER NO.3.
- <3> SLI1829 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1989. DEEPING ROAD, BASTON. -.
- <4> SLI5327 Report: John Samuels Archaeological Consultants. 1996. Excavation and Watching Brief at Urn Farm, Baston. BA94.
- <5> SLI1756 Archive: John Samuels Archaeological Consultants. 1996. Excavation and Watching Brief at Urn Farm, Baston. LCNCC 114.96.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1097 1369 (302m by 253m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BASTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (7)
- Event - Intervention: Baston Anglo-Saxon cemetery, 1966 (ELI20)
- Event - Survey: Fieldwalking at Urn Farm (ELI3934)
- Event - Survey: Magnetometry survey at Urn Farm (ELI427)
- Event - Survey: Metal detecting at Urn Farm (ELI3936)
- Event - Intervention: Trial trenches at Urn Farm, 1994 (ELI542)
- Event - Intervention: Trial trenching at Urn Farm, Baston, 1989 (ELI169)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief at Urn Farm (ELI3935)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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