Monument record MLI51134 - SITE OF A POSSIBLE ROMAN FORT AT OWMBY CLIFF
Summary
SITE OF A POSSIBLE ROMAN FORT AT OWMBY CLIFF
Type and Period (2)
- SETTLEMENT (Undated)
- FORT (Undated)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 51134
FAINT CROPMARKS OF PART OF A DOUBLE-DITCHED REGULAR ?RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE POSSIBLY WITH ROUNDED CORNERS UNDERLYING ERMINE STREET, SEEN ON PAUL EVERSON APs OF 1979. BEN WHITWELL SUGGESTS THAT THIS IS A POSSIBLE MID C1 MILITARY SITE PREDATING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ERMINE STREET. EARLY ROMAN FINDS ARE KNOWN FROM THE OWMBY CLIFF SITE, BUT NONE OF A DISTINCTIVELY MILITARY TYPE. {1}{2}{3}{4}
A LETTER FROM GRAHAM WEBSTER HOWEVER NOTES THAT A BRONZE CUIRASS HINGE FROM OWMBY IN SCUNTHORPE MUSEUM IS A FITTING FROM THE LORICA SEGMENTATA NORMALLY (THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY) WORN BY LEGIONARIES. HE SUGGESTS THAT THIS IS AN INDICATION OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A C1 MILITARY SITE AT OWMBY. {5}
THIS IS ALSO THOUGHT TO BE PART OF THE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT. {6}, HTM 52M
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI196 Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2961/19-21, 5170/22,1979, .
- <2> SLI64 Article in Monograph: Paul Everson and Tom Hayes. 1984. 'Lincolnshire from the Air' in A Prospect of Lincolnshire. p38 Fig 10.
- <3> SLI5068 Verbal Communication: WHITWELL, J.B.. 1994. -.
- <4> SLI1093 Bibliographic Reference: J.B. Whitwell. 1992. Roman Lincolnshire. p.12.
- <5> SLI1393 Correspondence: WEBSTER G. PARISH FILE. OWMBY. -.
- <6> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. SK9786:LI.46.2.2,4,1994, .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9691 8621 (238m by 152m) Centre |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FILLINGHAM, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | OWMBY BY SPITAL, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (6)
- Related to: COIN OF JAMES I FOUND SOUTHWEST OF OWMBY CLIFF FARM (Find Spot) (MLI51404)
- Related to: MEDIEVAL FINDS FROM SOUTHWEST OF OWMBY CLIFF FARM (Monument) (MLI51403)
- Related to: Owmby Roman Settlement (Monument) (MLI54220)
- Related to: PREHISTORIC ARTEFACTS FOUND SOUTH WEST OF OWMBY CLIFF FARM (Monument) (MLI53983)
- Related to: PREHISTORIC ARTEFACTS FOUND SOUTHWEST OF OWMBY CLIFF FARM (Monument) (MLI51406)
- Related to: Probable Iron Age Settlement, Owmby Cliff (Monument) (MLI51133)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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