Monument record MLI34862 - MEDIEVAL REMAINS, DEEPING ROAD, URN FARM
Summary
MEDIEVAL REMAINS, DEEPING ROAD, URN FARM
Type and Period (4)
- POTTERY KILN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- QUARRY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1600 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
FIELDWALKING IN SELECTED AREAS REVEALED A PRE-DOMINANCE OF SAXO-NORMAN AND LATER MEDIEVAL POTTERY. MEDIEVAL GRAVEL WORKING WAS EXTENSIVE - SEVERAL OBLONG PITS WERE FOUND DUG INTO THE GRAVELS CONTAINING ANIMAL BONE AND MEDIEVAL POTTERY. {1}
DURING A WATCHING BRIEF IN 1994-5 EVIDENCE FOR LATE MEDIEVAL ACTIVITY WAS REVEALED. PREHISTORIC-ROMAN DITCHES HAD BEEN REUSED IN THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD. A STONE WATER TROUGH WAS FOUND, AND TOGETHER WITH PITS, CONTAINED C13-14 POTTERY, INCLUDING WASTERS. PREVIOUS EXCAVATIONS HAD FOUND EVIDENCE OF MEDIEVAL QUARYING WITH THE RESULTANT PITS BEING USED FOR RUBBISH DISPOSAL. A SIMILAR PATTERN OF EVENTS CAN BE RECOGNISED HERE WITH EXTENSIVE SAND AND GRAVEL EXTRACTION CONSEQUENTLY DAMAGING EARLIER ARCHAEOLOGY THAT MAY HAVE EXISTED. {1}{2}
DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE REVEALS POTTERS IN BASTON IN C13. IN 1275-6 TWO POTTERS WERE FINED FOR DIGGING IN THE AREA OF THE KING'S HIGHWAY AT KATE'S BRIDGE. {3}
During a watching brief on land adjacent to Greatford Road (at TF 1090 1380) medieval pottery and a single tile fragment were recovered from the topsoil and are thought to represent a manuring scatter. Pottery type include Bourne A, Stamford ware and South Lincolnshire sandy ware as well as early post medieval Bourne D ware. {4}{5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI1829 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1989. DEEPING ROAD, BASTON. -.
- <2> SLI5327 Report: John Samuels Archaeological Consultants. 1996. Excavation and Watching Brief at Urn Farm, Baston. LCNCC 114.96.
- <3> SLI1877 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1997. Archaeological Excavation on Land Adjacent to Hall Farm, Baston. BHF93.
- <4> SLI5565 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1999. Land adjacent to Greatford Road. GRB99.
- <5> SLI5566 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 1999. Land adjacent to Greatford Road. LCNCC 113.99.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1097 1369 (302m by 253m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BASTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (5)
- Event - Survey: Fieldwalking at Urn Farm (ELI3934)
- Event - Intervention: Land adjacent to Greatford Road (ELI880)
- Event - Survey: Magnetometry survey at Urn Farm (ELI427)
- Event - Intervention: Trial trenches at Urn Farm, 1994 (ELI542)
- Event - Intervention: Trial trenching at Urn Farm, Baston, 1989 (ELI169)
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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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