Monument record MLI34991 - MEDIEVAL RUBBISH PITS FOUND AT DYKE
Summary
MEDIEVAL RUBBISH PITS FOUND AT DYKE
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 34991
DURING A WATCHING BRIEF ON A PIPELINE UP TO FIVE FLAT-BOTTOMED PITS WERE NOTED CONTAINING POTTERY OF THE TWELFTH TO THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY. THERE WAS ALSO A DITCH ALIGNED NORTH-SOUTH WHICH MAY BE A NATURAL FIELD DIVISION OR HOUSE PLOT BOUNDARY DRAINING INTO THE CAR DYKE; ASH IN THE FILL SUGGESTS THAT A HOUSE MAY HAVE BEEN NEARBY. THE POTTERY RECOVERED WAS INTERPRETED AS A DOMESTIC RUBBISH DEPOSIT AND HAS REGIONAL IMPORTANCE BECAUSE IT CONTAINED PREVIOUSLY UNREPORTED FABRICS AND THE EARLIEST IDENTIFIED OCCURRENCE OF BOURNE WARE. THE BASES OF SOME PITS REACHED A LAYER OF FINE GRAVEL AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF THE PITS MAY HAVE BEEN DUG FOR GRAVEL TO USE AS ROAD METALLING MATERIAL. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI5116 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1996. Bourne to Morton Mains Replacement Scheme: Archaeological Monitoring at Dyke and Morton. BMM96.
- <2> SLI1480 Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1996. Bourne to Morton Mains Replacement Scheme: Archaeological Monitoring at Dyke and Morton. LCNCC 95.96.
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Location
| Grid reference | TF 1067 2245 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BOURNE, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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