Monument record MLI80048 - Prehistoric/Roman site indicated by cropmarks and finds
Summary
Prehistoric/Roman site indicated by artefact scatter and cropmarks visible on aerial photographs.
Type and Period (6)
- ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- LINEAR FEATURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- TRACKWAY (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- FARMSTEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
30169
Ditches containing RB pot cut by earthworks. {1}
Street and enclosures seen on aerial photographs. {2}
In 1975 large quantities of grey ware, samian, tile fragments, opus signinum, masonry, floor fragments and slate were recovered from the site by J Dable. {3}{4}
An Iron Age brooch and scored ware pottery have also been recovered from the site by J Dable in 1992. {5}
Enclosure and trackway cropmarks have been noted on aerial photographs, and interpreted as prehistoric settlement, and are located to the east of the A1. {6}
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SLI2237 Index: 1974. EAST MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN. Volume 10, page 23.
- <2> SLI176 Aerial Photograph: DAVEY. 1970. RCHME. 17/12-14.
- <3> SLI3145 Index: SMR FILE. LONG BENNINGTON. SK 84 SW:J, 1976.
- <4> SLI49 Artefact: 1975. CITY AND COUNTY MUSEUM COLLECTION 1975. LCNCC 16.75.
- <5> SLI2211 Index: SOUTH KESTEVEN RECORDS. LONG BENNINGTON. SK.
- <6> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. LI.745.24.
- <7> SLI193 Aerial Photograph: 1946-98. RCHME. SK8346/1,2,13,15.
- <8> SLI173 Aerial Photograph: 1945-84. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION. BYH93.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 831 461 (309m by 474m) |
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Civil Parish | LONG BENNINGTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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