Monument record MLI60458 - Romano-British farmstead to the north of Sleaford Wood, Sleaford.
Summary
A Late Iron Age to Romano-British farmstead to the north of Sleaford Wood.
Type and Period (11)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FARMSTEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- VILLA ? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PIT (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
- DITCH (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
- OCCUPATION LAYER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- CORN DRYING OVEN (Roman - 150 AD to 250 AD)
- DITCH (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
- WALL (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
- FLOOR (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A scatter of Romano-British material including pottery (greyware and Dales ware) and building materials (including roof and flue tiles) have been identified from an area c.35 yards in diameter, beside Sleaford Wood. The site might continue under the wood. There is a slight mound in the field.
Other finds recovered from the site include:
A coin of the house of Constantine, found in 1980.
Further Romano-British material, including pottery, coins and bronze items were found in this general area in 1981. {1}{2}
Possible Roman villa being deep ploughed. Large amounts of Roman pottery, tesserae, tile including flue tile, stone indicating stone buildings, also quantities of slate have been seen. A local source says that there were raised platforms in the field before ploughing began in earnest. The pottery is third and fourth century although mostly fourth. Metal detectorists are known to detect across the site. {3}
Possible settlement cropmarks have been identified in this area. {4}
A magnetometry survey undertaken in 2014 revealed a series of linear anomolies in the southern half of the field north of Sleaford Wood. Most of these were rectilinear in form, suggesting a likely Roman date. A broad area of high readings in the same area strongly suggests the presence of building rubble or the remains of foundations. {5}{6}
A field system of Late Iron Age to early Roman date was identified in this location during trial trenching in 2015. Evidence of cereal processing and iron smithing of likely 2nd-3rd century AD date was recovered from environmental samples of these features. This included a large quantity of charred wheat, barley and oat found in context with fragments of limestone building stone, suggesting that corn-driers may have been in use nearby. Limestone walls and floors positively dated to the 3rd-4th century AD were also identified in the southwest corner of the site - nearby significant rubble deposits are likely associated with the demolition of these buildings. Box flue tiles with internal sooting provide evidence for a possible nearby hypocaust. Environmental sampling of nearby features recovered house mouse bones - these typically live within buildings alongside humans. A moderate quantity of finds was recovered, including a mix of Late Iron Age and Iron Age Tradition types and Romanised types of pottery. A 1st century Colchester type brooch was also recovered from a silt deposit adjacent to the Roman building remains. {7}{8}
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 04 NE: F, CK.
- <2> SLI8 Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LM 261.76.
- <3> SLI4905 Verbal Communication: COWGILL J. 1995. Information from Jane Cowgill. 1995.
- <4> SLI10021 Report: Air Photo Services. 2004. Holdingham Rising Main, Sleaford: Aerial Photographic Assessment. -.
- <5> SLI17894 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2014. Land at Pride Parkway, Sleaford: Geophysical Survey. APS Site Code: SLPP14.
- <6> SLI17895 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2014. Land at Pride Parkway, Sleaford: Geophysical Survey. LCNCC: 2014.196.
- <7> SLI17896 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2015. Archaeological Evaluation on Land off Pride Parkway, Sleaford. APS Site Code: SLPP15.
- <8> SLI17897 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2015. Archaeological Evaluation on Land off Pride Parkway, Sleaford. LCNCC: 2014.196.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0720 4714 (294m by 203m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SLEAFORD, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 14 2024 3:01PM
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