Monument record MLI60783 - Roman settlement, Russell Avenue, North Hykeham
Summary
Evidence for a Roman settlement at Russell Avenue, North Hykeham, has been found since 1947. A watching brief identified Roman settlement features.
Type and Period (5)
- FARMSTEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 300 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 300 AD)
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 300 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 300 AD)
- POTTERY KILN ? (Roman - 43 AD to 300 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
ROMANO-BRITISH POTTERY OF THIRD AND FOURTH CENTURY SCATTERED OVER A WIDE AREA. NO BUILDINGS WERE FOUND. NOTES MADE DURING A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT 1947. THE POTTERY IS IN CCM. THE POTTERY WAS FOUND AT THREE MAIN CENTRES: SK 9454 6567, SK 9452 6560, SK 9455 6555. {1}{2}{3}
MUCH POTTERY FOUND AT A DEPTH OF BETWEEN THREE AND FOUR FEET IN THE GARDEN OF 23 RUSSELL AVENUE BY KELVIN GRAHAM. FRAGMENTS OF KILN FURNITURE MAY INDICATE A KILN NEARBY ALTHOUGH NO WASTERS WERE SEEN. POTTERY INCLUDED SAMIAN, COLOUR-COATED AND AN AMPHORA HANDLE. CENTRED AT SK 9444 6559 FOR THE BACK GARDEN OF NO 23. {4}{5}{6}
DURING A WATCHING BRIEF AT RUSSELL AVENUE PART OF A ROMAN SETTLEMENT WAS CUT THROUGH. FROM THE POTTERY THE SITE WAS OCCUPIED DURING THE SECOND TO LATE THIRD CENTURY ALTHOUGH SOME FIRST CENTURY POTTERY WAS FOUND. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE TO INDICATE DEFINITIVE OCCUPATION IN THE FOURTH CENTURY. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THIS SITE ONE KILOMETRE SOUTH-EAST OF THE FOSSE WAY IS A SMALL SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THAT ROMAN ROAD. A COMPLEX OF LINEAR DITCHES IMPLY A DEGREE OF ORDER AND PLANNING. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE SETTLEMENT WAS OF HIGHER STATUS THAN THAT USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH PEASANT DOMESTIC OCCUPATION. ROOF TILE, BOX-FLUE TILE, A STONE QUERN, A COMPLETE COLOUR-COATED NEW FOREST BEAKER AND MORTARIA SHERDS WERE RECOVERED. IT WAS FELT THAT THE INTERPRETATION IN 1967 OF A POSSIBLE KILN SITE WAS DOUBTFUL. THE WATCHING BRIEF WAS CENTRED AT SK 9445 6563. {7}{8}
See also PRN 61395.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SLI3195 Index: SMR FILE. NORTH HYKEHAM. SK 96 NW:F,1947, -.
- <2> SLI3689 Map: 1947. Map showing pottery locations. NORTH HYKEHAM. Paper. 1:2500. -.
- <3> SLI1156 Correspondence: North Kesteven Rural District Council. 23/7/1947. Corresondence about Roman pottery. NORTH HYKEHAM. -.
- <4> SLI3195 Index: SMR FILE. NORTH HYKEHAM. SK 96 NW:K,1967, -.
- <5> SLI773 Article in Serial: J.B. Whitwell and Catherine M. Wilson. 1968. 'Archaeological notes for 1967' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. Vol 3, page 27.
- <6> SLI50 Artefact: 1976. CITY AND COUNTY MUSEUM COLLECTION 1976. LCNCC 227.76.
- <7> SLI5286 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1997. Russell Avenue, North Hykeham. RAN97.
- <8> SLI1708 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1997. Russell Avenue, North Hykeham. LCNCC 118.97.
- <9> SLI9376 Index: North Kesteven Records. North Hykeham. NK43.7,11,21.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9451 6561 (282m by 269m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH HYKEHAM, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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