Monument record MLI60623 - Neolithic remains at Boilingwells Farm, South Rauceby
Summary
Neolithic remains at Boilingwells Farm, South Rauceby
Type and Period (4)
- POST HOLE (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- ENCLOSURE (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- DITCH (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Evidence for Neolithic activity near Boilingwells Farm was recovered from Field 3 in 1992. 52 flint debitage and 9 flakes were found in the spoil heap. All were well patinated suggesting exposure to the elements and none are thought to be contemporary with the barrow phase of the mound.{1}
On the west side of Field 3 a magnetometer survey located a large semi-circular, north aligned, west curving feature. It is thought that the majority of this feature lies within the field to the west of Field 3 and represents a large ditch enclosure. The excavation of Trench 5 revealed a 4m wide and 1m deep ditch. Sixty postholes were recorded cutting into this ditch but no relationship was present to indicate whether the postholes were contemporary with, or later than, the ditch. The ditch appears to have silted up naturally. Neolithic flint flakes were recovered from the fills of the ditch, including a small bifacial arrowhead. A north to south aligned ditch was present on the west side of the large ditch, its alignment to the large ditch suggesting that it merges with the large ditch somewhere south of Trench 5. Seven postholes were present within the base of this ditch and these may have been contemporary with those present in the main enclosureditch. The small ditch was filled with the same material as the upper fill of the main enclosure ditch. A small pit or posthole was the only feature present within the possible enclosure.{1}{2}
During fieldwalking approximately centered on TF041 452 a number of Neolithic/Bronze Age flints were recovered, including tools and waste meterial.{3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI3414 Report: Heritage Lincolnshire. 1992. Archaeological Evaluation at Boilingwells Farm, Sleaford. -.
- <2> SLI1837 Report: Geophysical Surveys of Bradford. 1992. Report on Geophysical Survey at Boilingwells. -.
- <3> SLI7293 Report: The University of York. 2000. Reconnaissance Programme: Silk Willoughby to Staythorpe Gas Pipeline - Phase 2. SSP 99.
- <4> SLI7294 Archive: The University of York. 2000. Reconnaissance Programme: Silk Willoughby to Staythorpe Gas Pipeline - Phase 2. LCNCC:252.99.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0413 4528 (282m by 283m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOUTH RAUCEBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jul 8 2022 9:28AM
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