Monument record MLI80823 - Possible Romano-British iron working site on land south of Tennyson Drive, Bourne

Summary

Possible Romano-British iron working site on land south of Tennyson Drive, Bourne

Type and Period (6)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

PRN 35291 An archaeological evaluation in early 2000 recorded a number of pits, gullies and linear ditches dating to the Romano-British period. Soil samples taken from two ditch fills found hammerscale and a small quantity of slag. One ditch truncated one of two earlier pits rich in charcoal. A soil sample taken from one pit contained in excess of 2kg of slag and well-preserved hammerscale. The sample also included a quantity of fired clay possibly from a hearth. Pottery retrieved from the ditches suggest industrial activity was taking place during the 2nd to 3rd century and coincided with Romano-British settlement activity in the immediate area (PRN 35292). {1}{2}{3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Report: John Samuels Archaeological Consultants. June 2000. Report on evaluation at southwest Bourne. SWB99.
  •  Report: John Samuels Archaeological Consultants. June 2000. Appendix to report on evaluation at southwest Bourne. SWB99.
  •  Archive: John Samuels Archaeological Consultants. June 2000. Archive of evaluation at southwest Bourne. LCNCC 1999.149.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 0990 1891 (150m by 150m)
Civil Parish BOURNE, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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