Monument record MLI34046 - BARROW AND FLINT SCATTER IN MARKET DEEPING
Summary
BARROW AND FLINT SCATTER IN MARKET DEEPING
Type and Period (2)
- ROUND BARROW (Early Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 1501 BC)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 1501 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A diffuse flint scatter over, and east, of a barrow. An oblong fire-bar and sherds of prehistoric pottery were found in 1 square metre on the south-east edge of the flint scatter. An aerial photograph at the National Monument Record shows a ring-ditch around the barrow. {1}
A small, diffuse scatter of flint artefacts was found across part of a definite round barrow. It is not known whether the flints pre-date the barrow (perhaps being dug up when the barrow was constructed) but their continuation on the modern ground surface to the east suggests that they may be roughly contemporary. Two tantalising pieces of an oblong fire-bar(?) Were also found on the site. They were made of rather porous fired clay and occurred with a few indeterminate lumps of similar material. Saltmaking was at first suspected, but the finds are completely different in fabric, form and location, from the considerable quantities of saltern debris found elsewhere in the Lincolnshire fens. Although they appear to be earlier than the middle Iron Age, their exact age and function remain a mystery. The site covers an area of 0.15ha. {2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. MAD 4.
- <2> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. No.55 pp182;Fig 111.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1728 1225 (41m by 40m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MARKET DEEPING, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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