Monument record MLI50557 - POSSIBLE ROMAN VILLA OR SETTLEMENT SITE, BURTON CLIFF FARM

Summary

POSSIBLE ROMAN VILLA OR SETTLEMENT SITE, BURTON CLIFF FARM

Type and Period (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

An extensive scatter of Roman material, mostly of the third and fourth centuries AD, with a few first and second century finds. Possibly representing a small settlement or villa site. Finds include:- stone slabs observed at SK963746 approx. {2} Concentrations of pottery, mostly greyware of third and fourth century AD found in 1964 at SK96357469, SK96297458 and SK96447448. {1}{9} A worn coin of Constantinian found in 1973 at SK96367440. {3}{6} At least 44 coins; a few sherds of greyware and colour-coated pottery; 1 bronze brooch; 1 silver brooch fragment; 1 bronze hair pin; 1 bronze casket fitting; 1 lead plumb bob; 2 bronze nails or tacks; iron and bronze rings; 1 bronze nail-cleaner; various bronze fittings - found in an area centred on SK963748. {4} An enamelled disc brooch found in 1979 in an area centred on SK963748. {5} There is a list of finds in the HER. {7} Fieldwaking in 2003 recorded several types of Roman pottery. These included two sherds of Samian ware, a single sherd of Samian ware, several sherds of Shelly Ware, Colour Coated Ware and Greyware. Fifty pieces of tessera were found as was a piece of wall plaster. {10}

Sources/Archives (10)

  •  Index: SMR FILE. BURTON. SK 97 SE: AN,1964, JBW.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. BURTON. SK 97 SE: AO,1966, JBW.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. BURTON. SK 97 SE: BD,1973, -.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. BURTON. SK 97 SE:BZ,1978, AJW.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. BURTON. SK 97 SE: BZ,1979, AJW.
  •  Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LM 22.74.
  •  Unpublished Document: Ambrose, T.M.. 1980. PARISH FILE. BURTON. -.
  •  Graphic Material: Ambrose, T.M.. 1980. PARISH FILE. BURTON. -.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Eleanor Scott. 1993. A Gazetteer of Roman Villas in Britain. p.119.
  •  Unpublished Document: Bee, T. W.. 2003. Burton Roman Villa Site. -.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 963 747 (368m by 534m)
Civil Parish BURTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Oct 1 2024 8:35AM

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