Monument record MLI70175 - ENVIRONMENTAL EVIDENCE IN THE ROMAN PERIOD, ST MARK'S STATION AREA
Summary
ENVIRONMENTAL EVIDENCE IN THE ROMAN PERIOD, ST MARK'S STATION AREA
Type and Period (1)
- NATURAL FEATURE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 70175
IN A TRENCH LOCATED TOWARDS THE WESTERN END OF THE STUDY AREA AT ST MARK'S, HIGH STREET, RIVERINE SEDIMENTS DATING TO THE ROMAN PERIOD AND POSSIBLY EARLIER WERE IDENTIFIED. TWO CHANNELS CONTAINING RIVERINE SEDIMENTS WERE RECORDED, THE EASTERMOST CONTAINING FREQUENT SHERDS OF ROMAN POTTERY DATING TO THE LATE THIRD TO FOURTH CENTURY. A 2.6 M LONG POST WAS ALSO FOUND WHICH HAD BEEN DRIVEN INTO THE WEST BANK, AND WAS HELD IN PLACE BY LARGE LIMESTONE FRAGMENTS PACKED AROUND ITS BASE. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A MOORING POST OR PART OF A JETTY, PERHAPS SUGGESTING THAT THIS CHANNEL WAS NAVIGABLE AT THIS TIME. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI1967 Report: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. 1998. St Marks Station, High Street, Lincoln: Archaeological Investigation. ZEA95; ZEB95.
- <2> SLI1717 Archive: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. 1998. St Marks Station, High Street, Lincoln: Archaeological Investigation. LCNCC 95.95; 165.95.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 9725 7080 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BOULTHAM, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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