Monument record MLI35010 - ROMAN FIELD SYSTEM AT STOWE FARM
Summary
ROMAN FIELD SYSTEM AT STOWE FARM
Type and Period (4)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TRACKWAY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 35010
WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE ROMANS THEMSELVES, OR ROMAN INFLUENCE, THE AREA IS AGAIN RE-ORGANISED. THE IRON AGE BUILDINGS ARE MOST LIKELY REMOVED AND THE POPULATION DISPLACED. THE FIELD SYSTEMS APPEAR TO BE RE-ORGANISED SLIGHTLY TO MAKE FEWER AND LARGER FIELDS, MAKING PRODUCTION MORE EFFICIENT AND PERHAPS MORE MARKET-ORIENTATED. IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT THE FIELDS MAY HAVE COME UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE VILLA SITE LOCATED AT RECTORY FARM, WEST DEEPING, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A VILLA OR SETTLEMENT VERY NEARBY (SAM 00160).{1}
During an excavation, a pair of parallel interrupted ditches set 62m apart were recorded, thought to be boundaries to long or narrow fields south of the trackway. See PRN 35008 for late Iron Age/early Roman loomweight finds record.{7}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI3516 Report: Tempus Reparatum. 1996. Excavation Report: Stowe Farm Extension (W3/PL/5) (Phases 1A & 1B & Soil Dumping Area). -.
- <2> SLI160 Aerial Photograph: 1965. 93 65 028.
- <3> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. JG49-50,1952, .
- <4> SLI186 Aerial Photograph: FOARD, G.. 1984-90. NORTHANTS CC. 3051/20,1986, .
- <5> SLI1796 Report: Tempus Reparatum. 1994. Report on Archaeological Evaluation: Stowe Farm Extension (W3/PL/5). -.
- <6> SLI1973 Report: Tempus Reparatum. 1996. Interim Excavation Report: Stowe Farm extension (W3/PL/5) Phase 2 (First Part). -.
- <7> SLI7014 Report: Cambridgeshire Archaeological Field Unit. 1997. Prehistoric landscapes at Stowe Farm, Barholm and Stowe.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 099 110 (707m by 470m) Centre |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BARHOLM AND STOWE, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological excavation at Stowe Farm extension (Phase 1A & 1B) (ELI250)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological excavation at Stowe Farm extension, Phase 2 (Part 1) (ELI6867)
- Event - Intervention: Prehistoric landscapes at Stowe Farm: Phase 2B (ELI2353)
- Event - Intervention: Trial trenching at Stowe Farm extension (ELI6866)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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