Monument record MLI50987 - ANGLO-SAXON OCCUPATION SITE AND POTTERY FOUND WEST OF MIDDLE STREET
Summary
ANGLO-SAXON OCCUPATION SITE AND POTTERY FOUND WEST OF MIDDLE STREET
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 50987
A PAGAN SAXON HABITATION SITE CENTRED ON SK 9314 9156 AND ANGLO-SAXON POTTERY FOUND AT SK 9310 9177, AT HEMSWELL. IN 1964, FEATHERSTON REPORTED THAT THE FIELD CONTAINING THE SITE WAS UNDER PLOUGH AND NOTHING OF SIGNIFICANCE WAS SEEN DURING FIELDWALKING. MRS RUDKIN STATED THAT ONLY 2 FRAGMENTS OF DOMESTIC POTTERY WERE FOUND, WHICH SHE CLASSIFIED AS DARK AGE. THE GENERAL AREA OF THE FINDS WAS CONFIRMED. {1}
A RELICT TRACKWAY FROM WILLOUGHTON TO HEMSWELL, PART OF A ROAD/TRACK RUNNING PARALLEL TO MIDDLE STREET, BUT AT THE FOOT OF THE LIMESTONE RIDGE. IT RUNS FROM VILLAGE CENTRE, USUALLY PAST THE CHURCH. AS SUCH IT IS LIKELY TO BE CONTEMPORANEOUS WITH THE VILLAGES (EARLY MEDIEVAL). SUCH TRACKWAYS OFTEN PRESERVE RELICT EARTHWORKS OR OTHER PRE-MEDIEVAL FEATURES. THEY MAY ALSO PRESERVE PRE-MODERN SOIL SURFACES WHICH HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN PLOUGHED AWAY. {5}
No archaeological finds or features were observed at this site during a watching brief carried out during the construction of a gas pipeline. {6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI2559 Index: OS CARD INDEX. HEMSWELL. SK 99 SW:10,1964, FEATHERSTON K J A.
- <2> SLI3086 Index: SMR FILE. HEMSWELL. SK 99 SW:G -.
- <3> SLI510 Article in Serial: THOMPSON, F.H.. 1955. 'Archaeological Notes for 1954' in Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. VOL 6 PART 1 p11.
- <4> SLI850 Bibliographic Reference: MEANEY, A.. 1964. A Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites. p156.
- <5> SLI4544 Unpublished Document: Wessex Archaeology. 1996. Proposed pipeline to Cottam: Environmental Statement - Archaeology and Heritage. C17.
- <6> SLI6931 Report: Wessex Archaeology. Dec 1997. Blyborough, Lincs. to Cottam, Notts Vols. 1 and 2. C17.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9310 9167 (139m by 265m) Centre |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEMSWELL, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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