Monument record MLI54248 - Medieval to post medieval field system, Bunkers Hill/Greetwell Quarry

Summary

Medieval to post medieval field system, Bunkers Hill/Greetwell Quarry

Type and Period (5)

  • (Manuring scatter, Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1066 AD to 1999 AD)
  • (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

PRN 54248 This record now incorporates the former PRNs 54280, 54601, 70073, 70074, 70222 and 70223 which have now been removed from the HER. During a watching brief at about TF 0000 7302 in 1994, a probable medieval/post medieval plough soil was identified. An undulating interface between this and the subsoil was reminiscent of ridge and furrow. A possible ditch was interpreted as a field boundary. {1}{2} Field walking in 1996, centred on TF 0033 7278, yielded large amounts of medieval and post medieval pottery. The relative dearth of 16th to 17th century finds suggests a possible change in land use from arable to pastoral at this time, with a return to arable in the 18th to 19th century. Geophysical survey carried out alongside the field walking detected probable ridge and furrow at about TF 0043 7274, perpendicular to the triple ditch system (50348). A possible former field boundary was also detected at about TF0052 7295. {3}{4} Evaluation by geophysical survey and field walking centred on TF 0071 7240 took place in 1997 in advance of quarrying. The recovery of quantities of medieval material showed no significant spatial patterning and appeared unrelated either to cropmark or geophysical results. Buried features may be present on the site (although they may have been ploughed out), or possibly the scatter was a result of medieval and later manuring. {5}{6}{7} During trial trenching in 1997, medieval ridge and furrow was recorded, centred on TF 0067 7230. {8}{9} Excavations carried out prior to Phase 1 extension at Greetwell Quarry in 1999 recovered 96 sherds of 12th to 20th century pottery. The medieval and post medieval pottery was thought to be the result of a manuring scatter. {10}{11} Geophysical survey in 1999 detected linear features thought to be ridge and furrow in Area 2 at about TF 0061 7258. {12} During trial trenching in 2000, a scatter of medieval to post medieval pottery and tile was recovered, centred on TF 0043 7273. {13}{14} Excavations in 2001 centred around TF 0043 7292 recorded north-west/south-east aligned ridge and furrow and a headland. Two of the furrows overlapped and followed the lines of the central and eastern ditches of the triple ditch system. This implies that the earthworks of the ditch system survived into the medieval period and were pronounced enough to influence the subsequent development of the landscape. A further headland separated the above ridge and furrow from three further furrows aligned north-east/south-west. {16}{17} A watching brief in 2001 centred on TF 0003 7290 recorded north-east/south-west aligned ridge and furrow. The furrow terminals appear to correlate with pit-like anomalies recoded by geophysical survey in 1997. {18}{19} A watching brief at Bunkers Hill (Phase 1) uncovered two furrows that form part of ridge and furrow. No other archaeological features were discovered. {20}{21} A watching brief watching undertaken on land south of Hawthorn Road. The watching brief revealed areas of medieval furrow and no evidence for occupation or land-use predating the medieval period. {22}{23}

Sources/Archives (22)

  •  Report: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. June 1994. Kennington House, 84 Bunkers Hill, Lincoln. WRA94.
  •  Archive: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. June 1994. Kennington House, 84 Bunkers Hill, Lincoln. LCNCC 19.94.
  •  Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Nov 1997. Land at Bunkers Hill, Greetwell, Lincoln. LBH96.
  •  Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Nov 1997. Land at Bunkers Hill, Greetwell, Lincoln. LCNCC 156.96.
  •  Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Oct 1997. Land at Greetwell. LGW97.
  •  Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Oct 1997. Land at Greetwell. LCNCC 226.97.
  •  Report: Oxford Archaeotechnics. 1997. Land at Greetwell, Lincolnshire. 1230897/GRL/BUT.
  •  Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Jan 1998. Land at Greetwell: proposal for quarry extension. GWQ99.
  •  Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Jan 1998. Land at Greetwell: proposal for quarry extension. LCNCC 1997.273.
  •  Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. July 2001. Greetwell Quarry Extension Phase 1. GQE99.
  •  Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. July 2001. Greetwell Quarry Extension Phase 1. LCNCC 95.99.
  •  Report: Oxford Archaeotechnics. Feb 2000. Land at Greetwell, Lincolnshire. 1961099/GRL/BUT.
  •  Report: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. July 2000. Bunkers Hill, Lincoln. GBH99.
  •  Archive: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. July 2000. Bunkers Hill, Lincoln. LCNCC 222.99.
  •  Report: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. Feb 2002. The Prehistoric Triple-Ditched Boundary at Bunkers Hill, Lincoln. GBHB01.
  •  Archive: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. Feb 2002. The Prehistoric Triple-Ditched Boundary at Bunkers Hill, Lincoln. LCNCC 112.2001.
  •  Report: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. Feb 2002. Bunker's Hill, Lincoln (Area 1). GBHC01.
  •  Archive: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. Feb 2002. Bunker's Hill, Lincoln (Area 1). LCNCC 2001.237.
  •  Report: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. 2003. Bunkers Hill, Lincoln (WLDC Area - Phase 1 Development): Archaeological Watching Brief. GBHA00.
  •  Archive: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. 2003. Bunkers Hill, Lincoln (WLDC Area - Phase 1 Development): Archaeological Watching Brief. LCNCC 2000.185.
  •  Report: Mike Jarvis Archaeological Services. Aug 2006. Archaeological Watching Brief on Areas RC1 and A1 Bunkers Hill, Lincoln. BHA04.
  •  Archive: Mike Jarvis Archaeological Services. Aug 2006. Archaeological Watching Brief on Areas RC1 and A1 Bunkers Hill, Lincoln. LCNCC 2004.199.

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Grid reference Centred TF 0029 7257 (1352m by 918m) Approximate
Civil Parish GREETWELL, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE
Civil Parish MINSTER, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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