Monument record MLI51852 - Romano-British Farmstead and Trackway, Walesby Hill
Summary
A Romano-British farmstead and trackway visible in NMP cropmark data and confirmed archaeologically in 2009.
Type and Period (5)
- ENCLOSURE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TRACKWAY (Undated)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FARMSTEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TRACKWAY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Probable farmstead, comprising a main enclosure flanked on north and west by ditched track, and associated with fragmentary enclosures to the north and east. A broad double ditched linear feature also extends across the ridge summit to the north east. {1}{2}{3}
Fieldwalking published in 1988 produced a quantity of Roman pottery from the area of the main enclosure on the north side of the road. The pottery was very abraded and included greywares, oxidised red wares and calcite gritted wares. {5}
Archaeological monitoring was undertaken in 2009 for a linear pipeline route running along the north side of Walesby Hill road cutting directly through the area of the cropmark. Ditches of varying nature, and several small pits were recorded containing material dated to between the 1st and 2nd century, seemingly predating the villa site to the south (MLI50571). The mix of coarse and fine pottery wares, in conjunction with a quernstone, ceramic building material, animal bone, and a copper alloy brooch is seemingly indicative of a relatively high status farmstead. Several pottery sherds showed evidence for being trimmed and reused. {6}{7}
Satelite imagery provided by Google Earth suggests further archaeological remains relating to the settlement survive to at least the west of the area denoted by the NMP cropmarks. {8}
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SLI196 Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2975/37,1979, .
- <2> SLI150 Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 2978/30, 2977/40,1-4,1979, .
- <3> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF1493:LI.245.2.1-4,1993, .
- <4> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. Lincolnshire National Mapping Programme. TF1493:LI.245.3.1,1993, .
- <5> SLI723 Article in Serial: Dilwyn Jones. 1988. 'Aerial Reconnaissance and Prehistoric and Romano-British Archaeology in Northern Lincolnshire - A Sample Survey' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. Vol 23 pp 5-30; gazetteer p 22.
- <6> SLI18498 Report: Cambridge Archaeological Unit. 2009. Archaeological Monitoring of Water Pipeline, Walesby Hill, West Lindsey. CAU Site Code WHMR09.
- <7> SLI18499 Archive: Cambridge Archaeological Unit. 2009. Archaeological Monitoring of Water Pipeline, Walesby Hill, West Lindsey. LCNCC 2009.115.
- <8> SLI11533 Website: Google. 2001->. Google Earth, Maps and Street View. -.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1469 9336 (277m by 309m) Estimated from Sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WALESBY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Oct 16 2024 3:54PM
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