Monument record MLI54159 - Post medieval remains, Torksey
Summary
Post medieval remains, Torksey
Type and Period (5)
- POST HOLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PLOUGH MARKS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUILDING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- LIME KILN (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1536 AD to 1699 AD)
- PIT (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1539 AD to 1699 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Excavations on this site found mainly Torksey pottery artefacts dating from 16th - 18th century. Ploughscores and a post hole from this period were also located. {1}{2}
During further evaluation of the site, a sub circular pit containing burnt limestone and 16th-17th century Humber type pottery sherds were recorded. It is possible that the pit was a lime kiln, thought to date to the 16th-17th centuries, which would tie in with the dissolution of the monasteries in 1536. The kiln would have been used to burn smaller pieces of building materials to produce lime, and better quality materials would be reused else where. {3}{4}
A resistivity survey was undertaken on a proposed residential development site at Torksey. The results concur with earlier investigations that the site contains extensive building remains and other archaeoogical features. It was not possible to precisely define the footprint of specific buildings {5}
During monitoring and recording of the excavations of the extension at No.3 Abbey park in October 2009, Pre-Construct Archaeology Services revealed post medieval pottery sherds. {6}{7}
Excavations of an electric cable trench in 1999 revealed a series of post-Medieval features in this area, including buried soils and a possible pit or ditch, as well as the remains of a likely 19th century cellar wall. {8}{9}
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SLI1902 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1997. Land off Main Street, Torksey: Archaeological Evaluation. TMS97.
- <2> SLI1617 Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1997. Land off Main Street, Torksey: Archaeological Evaluation. LCNCC 14.97.
- <3> SLI8597 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2002. Main Street, Torksey Medical Centre. THAN01.
- <4> SLI8598 Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2002. Mains Street, Torksey Medical Centre. LCNCC:2001.109.
- <5> SLI9558 Report: Pre-Construct Geophysics. June 2004. Resistivity Survey: Land at Torksey, Lincolnshire. -.
- <6> SLI13525 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2010. Archaeological monitoring and recording at a southern extension to No.3 Abbey Park, Torksey. TAPT09.
- <7> SLI13526 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2010. Archaeological monitoring and recording at a southern extension to No.3 Abbey Park, Torksey. LCNCC 2009.154.
- <8> SLI18508 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2000. Archaeological Watching Brief of an Electric Cable Trench at Torksey. APS Site Code: TEC 99.
- <9> SLI18509 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 1999. Archaeological Watching Brief of an Electric Cable Trench at Torksey. LCNCC: 47.99.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 8381 7892 (100m by 100m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TORKSEY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (5)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological monitoring and recording at a southern extension to No.3 Abbey Park, Torksey (ELI10931)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical survey on land at Torksey (ELI5263)
- Event - Intervention: Trial trenching at land off Main Street, Torksey (ELI7032)
- Event - Intervention: Trial trenching in advance of the new Medical Centre, Torksey (ELI4016)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief on an electric cable trench, Torksey (ELI14361)
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Record last edited
Oct 22 2024 3:39PM
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