Monument record MLI34134 - A ROMANO-BRITISH SETTLEMENT SITE NORTH OF MILL DROVE
Summary
A ROMANO-BRITISH SETTLEMENT SITE NORTH OF MILL DROVE
Type and Period (3)
- SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FARMSTEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BURIAL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 34134
PART OF A COMPLEX OF ROMANO BRITISH SETTLEMENT SITES. FINDS INCLUDE POTTERY, ANIMAL BONE, TILE, A QUERN FRAGMENT AND SOME BUILDING STONE. A FURTHER 38 PIECES OF ROMANO-BRITISH POTTERY WERE RECOVERED DURING FIELDWALKING IN 1994. {1}{6}
EXCAVATIONS DEFINED A LARGE AND COMPLEX ARRANGEMENT OF ENCLOSURE DITCHES, GULLIES, PITS, POST-HOLES DATING TO THE IRON AGE AND ROMANO-BRITISH PERIODS. TWO DISTINCT AREAS OF DITCHED ENCLOSURES WERE LOCATED, AT THE NORTH AND SOUTH ENDS OF THE PLOT, C.80-90M APART, PROBABLY BELONGING TO THE SAME SETTLEMENT COMPLEX. THE CENTRE OF A LATE IRON AGE/EARLY ROMAN SETTLEMENT WAS SITED ON THE RISING GROUND AT, AND ALMOST CERTAINLY BEYOMD, THE NORTHERN END OF THE SITE. AFTER A BREAK IN OCCUPATION DURING THE LATE SECOND CENTURY AD THERE OCCURED A MAJOR RE-ALIGNMENT OF THE SITE WHEN A RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE COMPLEX WAS LAID OUT, PROBABLY FOR THE CONTROL OF LIVESTOCK. THIS ALMOST CERTAINLY RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LATE ROMAN SETTLEMENT, POSSIBLY A SMALL VILLA COMPLEX, LOCATED TO THE NORTH OF THE ASSESSMENT PLOT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT THIS SETTLEMENT COMPLEX CONTINUED BEYOND THE ROMAN PERIOD.{2}{3}
AREA 0.32H, HTM 8.5M
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. BOU25.
- <2> SLI1925 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1995. Excavation of a Late Iron Age/ Romano-British Settlement at Mill Drove, Bourne. -.
- <3> SLI1658 Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1995. Excavation of a Late Iron Age/ Romano-British Settlement at Mill Drove, Bourne. LCNCC 5.94.
- <4> SLI696 Article in Serial: F.N. Field and I. George. 1994. Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. VOL 29 P 46.
- <5> SLI697 Article in Serial: F.N. Field and I. George. 1995. Archaeology in Lincolnshire. VOL 30 P 47.
- <6> SLI3488 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1994. Land at Mill Drove, Bourne: An Archaeological Assessment. -.
- <7> SLI1924 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1994. Mill Drove, Bourne: An Archaeological Evaluation. -.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TF 1030 2125 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BOURNE, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (5)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological excavation at Mill Drove, Bourne (ELI6778)
- Event - Survey: Fenland Survey Field Walking (ELI595)
- Event - Survey: Fieldwalking at Mill Drove, Bourne (ELI334)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical survey at Mill Drove, Bourne (ELI396)
- Event - Intervention: Trial trenching at Mill Drove (ELI6777)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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