Monument record MLI34067 - ROMANO BRITISH SETTLEMENT SITE, INCLUDING A SALTERN ON HALL MEADOW
Summary
ROMANO BRITISH SETTLEMENT SITE, INCLUDING A SALTERN ON HALL MEADOW
Type and Period (3)
- SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SALT WORKS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 34067
A LARGE SITE WITH A PROMINENT MOUND WHICH IS STILL UNPLOUGHED AND UNDER GRASS. ARTEFACTS WERE RECOVERED FROM THE SURFACE OF THE GRASS AND FROM EXPOSED PATCHES OF GROUND. AS WELL AS ROMAN POTTERY FINDS INCLUDED FIRED CLAY, BURNT STONE, MILLSTONE GRIT (QUERN?) AND ANIMAL BONE (SHEEP). {1} THE MONUMENT INCLUDES THE SITE OF AN IRON AGE SALTERN AND SETTLEMENT OF IRON AGE AND ROMAN DATE. THE LARGE MOUND IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE SITE IS CONSIDERED TO HAVE BEEN CREATED DURING THE PROCESS OF 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 ADDITION 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 THE 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 (413m by 335m) |
|---|---|
| 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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