Monument record MLI41664 - Iron Age Saltworking Site, Ingoldmells

Summary

Iron Age saltworking site at Ingoldmells.

Type and Period (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Early Iron Age salt working site found in 1953 after a flood exposed burnt surfaces and a large amount of briquetage and pottery including some Belgic ware. A hearth was exposed at TF 5752 6777. A woody peat layer containing a few fragments of briquetage was exposed at TF 5750 5780, although no structure was observed. {1}{2}{3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 56 NE: 7.
  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 56 NE: M, O.
  •  Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1990. The Lindsey Coastal Survey. Seathorne 2, p.15.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 5753 6777 (136m by 136m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish INGOLDMELLS, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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