Monument record MLI41996 - ROMANO BRITISH SETTLEMENT SITE, WILLOUGHBY
Summary
ROMANO BRITISH SETTLEMENT SITE, WILLOUGHBY
Type and Period (4)
- FARMSTEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- VILLA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Romano British settlement site discovered 200 yards north-east of Willoughby Junction during the cutting of the branch line in 1885. A large quantity of roofing and flue tiles, pottery including samian, a coin of Hadrian, square head pin, bronze object and parts of two patera were found. The soil was mixed with ash, black and red earth, chalk, charcoal, oyster shell, bone and pottery fragments. {1}{2}{3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI3386 Index: SMR FILE. WILLOUGHBY WITH SLOOTHBY. TF 47 SE W -.
- <2> SLI2845 Index: OS CARD INDEX. WILLOUGHBY WITH SLOOTHBY. TF 47 SE 2,1964, COLQUHOUN F D.
- <3> SLI323 Article in Serial: C.W. Phillips. 1935. 'The Present State of Archaeology in Lincolnshire: Part 2' in the Archaeological Journal. VOL 91 P185.
- <4> SLI894 Bibliographic Reference: Edward H.R. Tatham. 1902. Lincolnshire in Roman Times. p.49.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 4653 7227 (104m by 104m) |
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Civil Parish | WILLOUGHBY WITH SLOOTHBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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