Monument record MLI43086 - Roman-British farmstead, Miles Cross Hill
Summary
Roman-British farmstead, Miles Cross Hill
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 43086
DURING WORK ON A PIPELINE A WATCHING BRIEF IDENTIFIED A SECTION THROUGH A BROAD DITCH AND 48 SHERDS OF ROMANO-BRITISH POTTERY DATING TO THE THIRD AND FOURTH CENTURIES WERE FOUND NEARBY. {3} A FURTHER EXTENSION OF THIS SITE TOOK PLACE. THE ENCLOSURES WERE LOCATED AND SECTIONED. A FURTHER DITCH CONTAINED STRATIFIED POTTERY OF THE MID TO LATE THIRD CENTURY. THE EVIDENCE FOR SUSTAINED ROMANO-BRITISH OCCUPATION CLOSE TO THE EXCAVATION AREA SUGGEST A SMALL FARMING COMMUNITY, PERHAPS A SINGLE FARM NEARBY. {1}{2}{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI5099 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1993. Archaeological Monitoring of the Alford Trunk Main: Ulceby Cross Roundabout to Fordington Treatment Works. ATM93; MX93.
- <2> SLI1458 Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1993. Archaeological Monitoring of the Alford Trunk Main: Ulceby Cross Roundabout to Fordington Treatment Works. LCNCC 29.93.
- <3> SLI696 Article in Serial: F.N. Field and I. George. 1994. Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. VOL 29 PP 50-1.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TF 4331 7455 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WELL, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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