Monument record MLI33915 - ROMAN IRONWORKING
Summary
ROMAN IRONWORKING
Type and Period (2)
- METAL WORKING SITE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Roman site discovered during road widening. Site partially excavated by N Kerr & KSAS. Plan of Roman? Building, possibly a store or workshop was discovered & small pits containing much RB pottery , iron slag & burnt soil. Obviously ironworking site though no definite evidence of smelting. 2 pottery stamps wre found: amphora stamp of G. ANTONI QVIETI, AD 70-120, and mortarium stamp, probably of Albinus, AD 65-95. {1}{3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI3004 Index: SMR FILE. EASTON. SK 92 NW:K,1971, -.
- <2> SLI1046 Bibliographic Reference: CALLENDER. ROMAN AMPHORAE. 243.
- <3> SLI781 Article in Serial: Catherine M. Wilson. 1972. 'Archaeological notes, 1971' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. p.7.
- <4> SLI8698 Bibliographic Reference: Eleanor Scott. 1993. A Gazetteer of Roman Villas in Britain. p.120.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 937 261 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EASTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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