Monument record MLI54242 - NATURAL DEPOSITS EXAMINED AT LINCOLN GOLF COURSE
Summary
NATURAL DEPOSITS EXAMINED AT LINCOLN GOLF COURSE
Type and Period (1)
- NATURAL FEATURE (Late Bronze Age to Roman - 1000 BC to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 54242
DURING A WATCHING BRIEF AT LINCOLN GOLF CLUB, TORKSEY, THE STRATIGRAPHY OF THE DEPOSITS ON THE SITE WAS RECORDED, AND SAMPLES TAKEN. THE LOWEST DEPOSIT WAS A NATURAL RIVER DEPOSIT, WITH A DEPOSIT FROM A GLACIAL LAKE ON THE EAST OF THE SITE. THIS WAS SEALED BY AN EXTENSIVE WIND-BLOWN SAND LAYER. EARLY IN THE CURRENT PERIOD (FLANDRIAN) PERIOD A SOIL HORIZON BEGAN TO DEVELOP WHICH MARKED A STABILISATION OF THE SHIFTING DUNE ENVIRONMENT. THIS SOIL LAYER AND THE UNDERLYING SAND WAS 'CUT' OR ERODED BY AN EXTINCT WATERCOURSE (POSSIBLY AN OFF-SHOOT OF THE RIVER TRENT) WHICH ALSO LEFT DEPOSITS. AT SOME POINT FLOW WITHIN THE CHANNEL CEASED, AND THE RESULTING STANDING WATER BECAME INFILLED WITH ORGANIC DETRITUS, LEADING TO THE CREATION OF PEAT DEPOSITS, WHICH PARTIALLY SEALED THE PALAEOSOL. THE PEAT WAS DATED TO THE LATE BRONZE AGE TO EARLY ROMANO-BRITISH PERIODS. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI5228 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1997. Archaeological Watching Brief Report: Lincoln Golf Club, Torksey. LGC97.
- <2> SLI1641 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1997. Archaeological Watching Brief: Lincoln Golf Club, Torksey. LCNCC 103.97.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 8415 7920 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TORKSEY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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