Monument record MLI52214 - Possible Roman villa, north of Welton

Summary

Possible Roman villa, north of Welton

Type and Period (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

CROPMARK ENCLOSURES AND PITS THAT HAVE BEEN INTERPRETED AS A VILLA. {1}{2} REFERRED TO AS EARTHWORKS IN 1962. {4} THIS FIELD WAS FIELDWALKED IN MAY 1993 AS PART OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORKS ALONG THE ROUTE OF THE WELTON TO LINCOLN TRUNK MAIN. A LATE SECOND TO THIRD CENTURY POTTERY SCATTER OF AROUND 50 SHERDS WAS RESTRICTED TO AN AREA OF DARKER SOIL NEAR THE CENTRE OF THE FIELD, BUT WITH LESSER CONCENTRATIONS ELSEWHERE. VIRTUALLY NO POTTERY WAS FOUND CLOSE TO THE EASEMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE PIPLEINE PASSED SOME DISTANCE FROM MAJOR FEATURES. {7} A WATCHING BRIEF IDENTIFIED TWO CUT FEATURES WITH VERY STEEP SIDES, WHICH WERE INTERPRETED AS PITS CONTAINING ANIMAL BONE. THERE WAS ALSO RB POTTERY AND QUERN ON THE SITE. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTS OF BROOCHES, COINS AND OTHER METAL FINDS BY METAL DETECTORISTS. {9}, HTM 23.54M

Sources/Archives (10)

  •  Aerial Photograph: HAYES, J.T.. 1953-87. RCHM. WELTON A; 5/31,34 LM10/1-2, 9/2,1959, .
  •  Aerial Photograph: Paul Everson. 1975-90. RCHM. 5160-19;2986/12A,1977, .
  •  Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. AFP 33; AGC 63,65,1962, .
  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. WELTON. TF 08 SW:8,1962, DA.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. WELTON. TF 08 SW:C -.
  •  Article in Serial: PETCH, D.F.. 1962. 'Archaeological Notes for 1961' in Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. VOL 9 PART 2 P3.
  •  Report: LINDSEY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES. 1994. MONITORING OF THE WELTON TO LINCOLN TRUNKMAIN 1992-93. Field 29.
  •  Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF0080:LI.525.10.1-5,1994, .
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1997. Watching Brief at Welton Manor Golf Centre, Welton. WGC97.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 1997. Watching Brief at Welton Manor Golf Centre, Welton. LCNCC 78.97.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 0071 8088 (250m by 281m)
Civil Parish WELTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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