Monument record MLI60718 - Iron Age and/or Romano-British cropmark settlement and field system, Holdingham
Summary
Iron Age and/or Romano-British cropmark settlement and field system, Holdingham
Type and Period (5)
- SETTLEMENT (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- HUT CIRCLE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 60718
[Note - this record includes PRN 60719, now deleted.]
A sequence of overlapping and conjoined enclosures, probably of prehistoric to Romano-British date lying on the terrace of the river Slea, some 1.5 miles west of Sleaford. Among the fields and enclosures are at least two near- circular crop marks which are most probably to be interpreted as the sites of circular huts. The dark line which appears to traverse the spine of the settlement is a field boundary now removed, which appears on the 1938 County Lincs O.S. map. Nothing is visible on the ground. {1}{2}
These features are visible on numerous aerial photographs. {3}{4}{6}{7}
They have been interpreted as a possible settlement with field system. {7}
A geophyiscal survey was undertaken on land adjacent to the scheduled monument. An extension of SAM 338 encroaches into the eastern edge of the proposed development area. Part of a rectangular enclosure, ditches, pits and an elongated anomaly were detected that suggest at least limited continuation of the cropmark complex immediately to the north-east. {5}
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SLI4145 Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1979. AM 7. SAM 338.
- <2> SLI4030 Scheduling Record: HBMC. 1987. AM 107. -.
- <3> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. PRW60-62; ABK14-15; BUX10.
- <4> SLI183 Aerial Photograph: HARTLEY, R.F.R.. 1980-92. LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. 3316/23A,24.
- <5> SLI9759 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Jul 2004. Archaeological desk based assessment and geophysical survey at the proposed quarry, Boiling Wells Farm, near Sleaford. -.
- <6> SLI193 Aerial Photograph: 1946-98. RCHME. TF0545/2,3,6,8.
- <7> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF 04 NW; TF0445; LI.853.11.1-9, LI.853.12.1-2.
- <8> SLI3265 Index: Sleaford SMR cards. SLEAFORD. TF 04 NW; W.
- <9> SLI5405 Article in Monograph: Helen Winton. 1998. 'The cropmark evidence for Prehistoric and Roman settlement in west Lincolnshire' in Lincolnshire's Archaeology from the Air. p 50 fig 1.11.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0479 4577 (774m by 630m) |
|---|---|
| Non Parish Area | Holdingham, North Kesteven, Lincolnshire |
| Civil Parish | SLEAFORD, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | SOUTH RAUCEBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (5)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photograph of cropmarks near Boiling Wells Farm (ELI8400)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photographs of cropmarks near Boiling Wells Farm (ELI8398)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photographs of cropmarks near Boiling Wells Farm (ELI8401)
- Event - Survey: Aerial photographs of cropmarks near Boiling Wells Farm (ELI8402)
- Event - Survey: Proposed quarry, Boiling Wells Farm, near Sleaford (ELI5604)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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