Monument record MLI41952 - Possible Prehistoric or Roman saltern site

Summary

Possible Prehistoric or Roman saltern site

Type and Period (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

SALTERN SITE WITH BRIQUETAGE, HAND BRICKS, SHORT RODS, EVAPORATION DISHES, SHELL GRITTED POTTERY AND MEDIEVAL PANCHEON RIMS AND GREEN GLAZED SHERDS. {1} Medieval salterns did not use the poorly-fired clay-vessels that are the source of briquetage. If the identification of briquetage is accurate then the saltern site will be Prehistoric or Roman. {2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Index: SMR FILE. ORBY. TF 56 NW V,1975, -.
  •  Verbal Communication: Lane, T. W.. 2003. Information from Tom Lane.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 5140 6699 (46m by 47m)
Civil Parish ORBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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