Monument record MLI41653 - Medieval Artefact Scatter, Ingoldmells
Summary
A scatter of medieval artefacts, previously thought to represent the site of a saltern at Ingoldmells.
Type and Period (3)
- SALT WORKS ? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- LINEAR FEATURE (Unknown date)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Probable saltern site: banks and rectangular hollows, exposed in the gales. Finds include medieval and post-medieval sherds, including Toynton and Old Bolingbroke types, and animal bones. {1}{2}
Earthworks of a linear feature were identified on aerial photographs in this location by the National Mapping Programme. The site is now thought not to be a saltern but a modern digging into which earlier material was washed. {3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 56 NE: Y.
- <2> SLI8 Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LM 96.76.
- <3> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. LI5769: LI.448.6.1.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 5729 6919 (12m by 36m) Estimated from sources |
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Civil Parish | INGOLDMELLS, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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