Monument record MLI33974 - Long Hollow Roman road, Sapperton to Ancaster
Summary
Long Hollow Roman road, Sapperton to Ancaster
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 33974
It seems possible that this is a Roman road connecting the Haceby Sapperton sites with Ancaster. It leaves the Ermine Street at the top of the hill south of Ancaster. There are distinct signs of a bank across this field.{1}
During trial trenching at about TF0045 3683, the remains of a sunken roadway were recorded on a north-west/south-east alignment. Limestone inclusions in the fills of this feature indicated later resurfacing. Although no artefacts were recovered, the roadway is on the line of the cropmarks of Long Hollow Roman road and is thought to represent the course of this thoroughfare. The about 6m wide roadway showed no evidence of flanking ditches, although later ploughing may have removed these, as a single ditch appears on aerial photographs of this section of the road.{3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI3081 Index: SMR FILE. HAYDOR. SK 94 SE:AG,1930, PHILLIPS, C.W..
- <2> SLI1094 Bibliographic Reference: Margary, I.D.. 1973. Roman Roads in Britain (3rd edition). -.
- <3> SLI8000 Report: Archaeological Project Services. Aug 1999. Archaeological Investigations on land north of the A52 (Salter's Way), between Welby Lodge Farm and Dembleby Gorse. HSW98.
- <4> SLI8001 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. Aug 1999. Archaeological Investigations on land north of the A52 (Salter's Way), between Welby Lodge Farm and Dembleby Gorse. LCNCC 85.98.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 987 405 (166m by 358m) Centre |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEYDOUR, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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