Monument record MLI33795 - Sapperton Romano-British Settlement

Summary

Sapperton Romano-British settlement.

Type and Period (5)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Roman artefacts including pottery and coins have been found in this location - 'I walked the fields and found only few fragments on the north side but plenty on the south side, with bones and stones. In south field there are clear traces of banks in the plough'. Romano-British pottery sherds were recovered from TF 019 328 and TF 019 330 in 1965. The pottery from TF 019 330 included the rim of a rusticated jar and an iron steelyard arm. The steelyard arm came from the side of a newly-cleaned ditch at a depth of about 1ft. Many fragments of Roman tile, some decorated and some possible flue tiles, were identified amongst a large scatter of stones in 1967. 13 Romano-British coins were recovered in 1971. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7}{8}{9}{10}{11} The site was the subject of excavation in 1973-6 by Simmons. Several industrial buildings dating to the 3rd and 4th centuries were recorded, forming a ribbon development along the road. Four infant burials were also recorded; two of the infants were buried with jars and were enclosed by a fragment of a semi-circular wall. {12}{13}{14}{15}{16}{17}{18}{19} Stone foundations and building debris, including tesserae, were dug up over an area of about 40 acres on both sides of the Sapperton/Humby border around TF 0183 3293. Black ash was found in great quantity. Evidence of iron-working and iron smelting was found at the Romano-British settlement site at Sapperton, where partial excavation and fieldwalking showed Roman and early medieval activity, including a Roman furnace and ironworking site. The site included slag-tapping shaft furnaces with internal diameter of about 0.25-0.35m, and stone-faced working areas for each furnace. Below-ground survival is said to be good, and a dense slag scatter extends beyond the excavated area. No earthworks or mounds were visible in the vegetation at the edge of the field. {20} Over 700 sherds of Roman pottery were recovered from the site in 1979, during field walking on the Ropsley and Humby side of the parish boundary. Eight fragments of Roman tile, including pieces of hypocaust, and three querns were also recovered. Fragments of limestone rubble and dark soilmarks were also noted. {21}

Sources/Archives (21)

  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 03 SW: A.
  •  Map: PHILLIPS, C.W.. OS 6 INCH SERIES. -.
  •  Article in Serial: J.B. Whitwell (ed.). 1966. 'Archaeological Notes, 1964 and 1965' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.1, p.48.
  •  Index: 1965. EAST MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN. vol.8, p.9.
  •  Index: South Kesteven records. Braceby and Sapperton. SK14.02.
  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 03 SW: 3.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: CRAGG, J.. 1857. 5.116-7.
  •  Article in Serial: 1886. ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL. 19, 193.
  •  Serial: WELBY, A.. 1930. LINCOLNSHIRE NOTES AND QUERIES. 45.
  •  Article in Serial: 1872. JOURNAL OF ROMAN STUDIES. -.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Edward Trollope. 1872. Sleaford and the Wapentakes of Flaxwell and Aswardhurn in the County of Lincoln. -.
  •  Unpublished Document: 1975. PARISH FILE. BRACEBY AND SAPPERTON. -.
  •  Article in Serial: Simmons, B.B.. 1976. 'Sapperton: An Interim Report' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.11, pp.5-11.
  •  Article in Serial: A.J. White (ed.). 1977. 'Archaeology in Lincolnshire and South Humberside, 1976' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.12, p.77.
  •  Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LM 257.76.
  •  Article in Serial: A.J. White (ed.). 1978. 'Archaeology in Lincolnshire and South Humberside, 1977' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.13, p.81.
  •  Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LCNCC 247.77.
  •  Article in Serial: A.J. White (ed.). 1981. 'Archaeology in Lincolnshire and South Humberside, 1980' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.16, pp.75-6.
  •  Article in Serial: A.J. White (ed.). 1982. 'Archaeology in Lincolnshire, 1981' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.17, p.74.
  •  Unpublished Document: English Heritage. 2000. MPP Iron and Steel Industry: Site Assessment. -.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Lane, T.W.. 1995. The Archaeology and Developing Landscape of Ropsley and Humby, Lincolnshire. no.17.

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 0183 3297 (371m by 440m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish BRACEBY AND SAPPERTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (2)

Please contact the HER for details.

External Links (0)

Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

Feedback?

Your feedback is welcome. If you can provide any new information about this record, please contact us.