Monument record MLI43235 - POST MEDIEVAL FEATURES FOUND OFF HALTON ROAD, ASHBY BY PARTNEY
Summary
POST MEDIEVAL FEATURES FOUND OFF HALTON ROAD, ASHBY BY PARTNEY
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 43235
A LARGE FEATURE, PROBABLY LINEAR AND RUNNING EAST-WEST POSSIBLY WITH A ROUNDED TERMINAL, FOUND IN FOUNDATION TRENCHES FOR A NEW HOUSE. IT WAS DEEPER THAN THE CONSTRUCTION TRENCHES WITH STEEP SIDES. POTTERY FOUND IN THE FEATURE INDICATES A DATE RANGE OF BETWEEN MID C16 AND MID C18. A FURTHER FEATURE IN THE SOUTH-EAST CORNER OF THE HOUSE PLOT HAD LATER C17 TO MID C18 POTTERY WITHIN IT. THE SITE MAY WELL HAVE BEEN OCCUPIED DURING THE POST MEDIEVAL PERIOD. {1}{2}
FURTHER WORK AT TF 42806642 IDENTIFIED A BACK-FILLED V- SHAPED DITCH ORIENTATED NORTH-WEST TO SOUTH-EAST APPROXIMATELY 1.8 M WIDE AND 0.9 M DEEP. THERE WAS POTTERY DATING FROM THE MIDDLE C16 AND C17 POTTERY IN THE UPPER FILLS OF THE DITCH. THERE WERE ALSO A NUMBER OF GULLIES FOUND ON THE SITE. THERE WAS A FURTHER POST MEDIEVAL DITCH ALSO IDENTIFIED. THE FEATURES FOUND REPRESENT PROPERTY AND/OR FIELD BOUNDARIES AND IMPLY DIRECT OCCUPATION OF THE SITE PERHAPS CONCENTRATED ON THE FRONTAGE. {3}{4}
DURING A WATCHING BRIEF ON LAND AT HALTON ROAD A DITCH WAS IDENTIFIED AT TF42816630. IT WOULD APPEAR TO DATE TO THE POST MEDIEVAL PERIOD FROM THE POTTERY IT CONTAINED. A FURTHER GULLY TOWARDS THE STREET FRONTAGE CONTAINED EIGHTEENTH CENTURY POTTERY. {5}{6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI1906 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1996. Archaeological Watching Brief Report: Land South-East of Halton Road, Ashby by Partney. ABP96.
- <2> SLI10870 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1996. Archaeological Watching Brief: Land South-East of Halton Road, Ashby by Partney. LCNCC 13.96.
- <3> SLI5218 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1996. Archaeological Watching Brief Report: Land South-East of Halton Road, Ashby by Partney. ABPS96.
- <4> SLI1624 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1996. Archaeological Watching Brief: Land South-East of Halton Road, Ashby by Partney. LCNCC 58.96.
- <5> SLI5271 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1997. Archaeological Watching Brief Report: Plot 4, Halton Road, Ashby by Partney. ABP97.
- <6> SLI1689 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1997. Archaeological Watching Brief: Plot 4, Halton Road, Ashby by Partney. LCNCC 170.97.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TF 4278 6657 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ASHBY BY PARTNEY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief at land south-east of Halton Road (Plot 4), Ashby by Partney (ELI6991)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief at land south-east of Halton Road, Ashby by Partney (ELI6990)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief at Plot 4, Halton Road, Ashby by Partney (ELI558)
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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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