Monument record MLI34066 - IRON AGE SETTLEMENT SITE, INCLUDING A SALTERN ON HALL MEADOW
Summary
IRON AGE SETTLEMENT SITE, INCLUDING A SALTERN ON HALL MEADOW
Type and Period (3)
- SETTLEMENT (Middle Iron Age - 400 BC to 101 BC)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Middle Iron Age - 400 BC to 101 BC)
- SALT WORKS (Middle Iron Age - 400 BC to 101 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 34066
A LARGE SITE WITH A PROMINENT MOUND STILL UNPLOUGHED AND UNDER GRASS. ARTEFACTS WERE FOUND ON THE SURFACE OF THE GRASS OR IN PATCHES OF EXPOSED GROUND. IRON AGE POTTERY IS LARGELY MIDDLE IRON AGE AND 24 SHERDS FOUND. {1}
THE MONUMENT INCLUDES AN IRON AGE SALTERN IN ADDITION TO THE IRON AGE SETTLEMENT. IT IS VISIBLE UNDER PASTURE AS A SERIES OF EARTHWORKS, COMPRISING ARTIFICIAL MOUNDS, RECTILINEAR PLATFORMS AND SHALLOW GULLIES OR DITCHES. THE LARGE MOUND IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE SITE IS CONSIDERED TO HAVE BEEN CREATED DURING THE PROCESS SALT MANUFACTURE IN THE IRON AGE AND ROMAN PERIODS AND SOME OF THE NEARBY GULLIES AND PLATFORMS MAY ALSO RELATE TO THIS PROCESS. FINDS FROM ON AND AROUND THE SITE INCLUDE, IN ADDTITION TO POTTERY, FRAGMENTS OF FIRED CLAY OF A TYPE WHICH FORMS THE CHARACTERISTIC DEBRIS OF THE SALT EXTRACTION PROCESS. THERE IS A FULL DESCRIPTION IN SCHEDULING DOCUMENT 20811. {2}
Earthworks in this field, which may be related to this site, were viewed and photographed during a site visit in August 2006. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. GAZ DEJ 13.
- <2> SLI4336 Scheduling Record: ENGLISH HERITAGE. 1994. SCHEDULING DOCUMENT 20811. MPP 22.
- <3> SLI11085 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2006. Market Deeping to Deeping St Nicholas Water Main: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. MDSN06.
- <4> SLI11086 Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2006. Market Deeping to Deeping St Nicholas Water Main: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. LCNCC 2006.190.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1635 1147 (412m by 337m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DEEPING ST JAMES, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Survey: Fenland Survey Field Walking (ELI595)
- Event - Survey: Inspection of the route of proposed Market Deeping to Deeping St Nicholas pipeline (ELI7352)
- Event - Survey: Iron Age and Roman Settlement, Including Saltern (ELI3773)
- Event - Survey: Roman Settlement (ELI3794)
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Record last edited
Apr 26 2022 2:57PM
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