Monument record MLI41953 - Iron Age Saltern, Hogsthorpe
Summary
Iron Age saltern site, to the south-west of Hogsthorpe.
Type and Period (3)
- SALT WORKS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- SALTERN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Fragments of salt-making briquetage were noted in this area in 1977, during the digging of trenches for new field drains. The assemblage included broken pieces of salt-pan and other saltworking debris, and was thought to denote the location of a former saltern site. A fragment of deer antler and a horn core were also found in the same location. {1}
Excavations were conducted at the site in late 1977 and 1978, and revealed the remains of a saltern hearth, surmounted by an extensive spread of briquetage. A large quantity of the briquetage was collected for analysis, and included pieces of hand-bricks, hearth wall, fire bars and pan fragments, all thought to largely date to the mid Iron Age. Soil and pollen analysis was conducted of samples taken at the site, and suggested that extensive flooding in the late Iron Age appeared to have brought the salt-making activity to an end, with agricultural activity taking over in this area in the drier early Romano-British period. {2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 57 SW: M.
- <2> SLI14026 Article in Serial: Kirkham, Betty. 1981. 'The Excavation of a Prehistoric Saltern at Hogsthorpe, Lincolnshire' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.16, pp.5-10.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 5327 7170 (31m by 34m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOGSTHORPE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: The Excavation of a Prehistoric Saltern at Hogsthorpe, Lincolnshire (ELI12875)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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