Monument record MLI54269 - Roman Kilns, Linwood Road Market Rasen
Summary
Site of Roman Pottery kilns and industrial activity in Linwood Road Dating to the Late 2nd to mid 3rd century.
Type and Period (7)
- INDUSTRIAL SITE (Roman - 175 AD to 409 AD)
- POTTERY WORKS (Roman - 175 AD to 409 AD)
- POTTERY KILN (Roman - 175 AD to 409 AD)
- PIT (Roman - 175 AD to 409 AD)
- DITCH (Roman - 175 AD to 409 AD)
- GULLY (Roman - 175 AD to 409 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 175 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 54269
After a plane crash in 1964 uncovered large quantities of Romano-British pottery, excavations were undertaken in 1967- 68 slightly north of the crash site at approximately TF 1079 8840. Two kilns were identified with associated flues, stoke holes and waste heaps. Both kilns were of an up-draught type and roughly oval in plan. A coin of Constantine II was recovered from the site together with many thousands of pottery sherds and wasters. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}
A geophysical evaluation programme comprising magnetometer (gradiometer) survey eas carried out on 0.6ha of land on the south outskirts of the town. The survey identified several magnetic anomalies of potential archaeological significance, including areas of pitting and burning, local concentrations of debris containing possible kiln material, and burnt features, at least two of which represented kiln bases.{8}
A scheme of trial trenching was undertaken at TF 1076 8859 the trenches were positioned over anomalies previously identified during a geophysical survey of the area. The trenching revealed further complexes of Romano-British ditches, gullies and pits, which all appeared to be concentrated in the south area of the investigations. The sites of two kilns were identified as well as a possible third. One of the kilns consisted of a circular oven containing a rectangular clay pit measuring 2m by 1m. It appears that the kiln may have been relined and the fragments of the kiln lining suggest that there was certainly more than one phase of oven construction. Pits thought to have been used for clay extraction were recorded. It has been hypothesised that gullies and postholes may be associated with industry, being utilized as storage areas and drying sheds. An enormous amount of 2nd century Romano-British pottery sherds and wasters were recovered from this area of the site. Domestically though the site produced very little, substantiating previous findings that the site was industrially orientated and it is unlikely that there is any domestic settlement here. Only one sherd of Samian ware pottery was found that could definitely be said not to be part of the pottery production on this site. {6}{7}
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SLI3161 Index: SMR FILE. MARKET RASEN. TF18 NW: G, 1978.
- <2> SLI1776 Archive: Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire. August 1993. Evaluation Excavation for the Widening of the Salter's Way, Saltersford. Vol 1 p46.
- <3> SLI2072 Graphic Material: SAMUELS J. 1980. PARISH FILE. MARKET RASEN.
- <4> SLI1936 Report: PARISH FILE. MARKET RASEN.
- <5> SLI1093 Bibliographic Reference: J.B. Whitwell. 1992. Roman Lincolnshire. pp107-9.
- <6> SLI7335 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Nov 1998. Linwood Road, Market Rasen. MRH98.
- <7> SLI7336 Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 1998. Linwood Road, Market Rasen. LCNCC:200.98.
- <8> SLI6579 Report: Oxford Archaeotechnics. Aug 1998. Land west of Linwood Road, Market Rasen.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1076 8861 (187m by 186m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MARKET RASEN, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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