Monument record MLI52545 - EARLY MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENT REMAINS TORKSEY

Summary

EARLY MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENT REMAINS TORKSEY

Type and Period (7)

  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 850 AD to 1065 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 850 AD to 1065 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 850 AD to 1070 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 850 AD to 1070 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 850 AD to 1070 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 850 AD to 1070 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 850 AD to 1070 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

PRN 52545 The settlement must have had urban standing by the late 10th century since a mint existed then, and the pottery industry was thriving.{1} Trial trenching at SK837 786 recorded various structural features. Two gullies, aligned east-south-east/west-north-west and associated with postholes, may be beam slots. A ditch on the same alignment as the gullies contained a kiln waster. It is uncertain whether these features are settlement features or related to the Torksey pottery industry - see PRN 52263.{3}{4}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: P.L. Everson, C.C. Taylor and C.J. Dunn. 1991. Change and Continuity: Rural Settlement in North-West Lincolnshire. ARCHIVE NOTES.
  •  Article in Serial: M.W. Barley. 1964. 'The Medieval Borough of Torksey: Excavations 1960-2' in The Antiquaries Journal. VOL 44 pp.184-187.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Aug 2001. Castle Farm, Main Street, Torksey. FCFT01.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Aug 2001. Castle Farm, Main Street, Torksey. LCNCC 2001.172.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 8369 7879 (108m by 223m)
Civil Parish TORKSEY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

Related Events/Activities (4)

External Links (0)

Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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