Monument record MLI80853 - Post-medieval features off East Road
Summary
Post-medieval features off East Road
Type and Period (7)
- PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- DRAINAGE DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- GULLY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Post Medieval - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
- PLOUGH MARKS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 61212
[This record includes information from PRN 61202 and 61211, now deleted.]
During an evaluation, a large pit, a ditch and two gullies were recorded. The pit may represent a borrow pit, with the extracted sand and gravel possibly used for what is now Sleaford's East Road. A sherd of post-medieval pottery was found in the upper fill (redeposited natural). The ditch and gullies are thought to be drainage ditches associated with the borrow pit. A system of noth-east/south-west aligned ditches and a plough furrow containing a clay pipe stem were also recorded. Two of the ditches, 3m apart, may be ditches recorded as cropmarks by the NMR. {1}{2}
During a watching brief at TF0792 4701 a post-medieval pit was recorded, from which a fragment of handmade brick or tile was recovered. {3}{4}
Post medieval pottery was recovered from the surface and topsoil during a watching brief.{5}{6}
During trial trenching centred on TF 0775 4705, two sherds of 18th century pottery and four pieces of clay pipe stem (two linked) were recovered. Three pieces of pipe stem were of 18th century date, while the fourth was of 19th century date. {7}{8}
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SLI6062 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. June 2000. Sleaford Enterprise Park, East Road, Sleaford: Archaeological Evaluation Trenching. SEP00.
- <2> SLI6063 Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. June 2000. Sleaford Enterprise Park, East Road, Sleaford: Archaeological Evaluation Trenching. LCNCC 2000.126.
- <3> SLI7921 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2002. Archaeological Investigations on land at East Road, Sleaford. ERSC01.
- <4> SLI7922 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2002. Archaeological Investigations on land at East Road, Sleaford. LCNCC:2001.80.
- <5> SLI6009 Report: Archaeological Project Services. June 2000. Archaeological Watching Brief on roadworks along East Road, Sleaford. SKR98.
- <6> SLI6010 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. June 2000. Archaeological Watching Brief on roadworks along East Road, Sleaford. LCNCC 58.98.
- <7> SLI7749 Report: Archaeological Project Services. Sept 1999. Archaeological Evaluation on land to the rear of the old rugby pitch, East Road, Sleaford. SRP98.
- <8> SLI7750 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. Sept 1999. Archaeological Evaluation on land to the rear of the old rugby pitch, East Road, Sleaford. LCNCC 59.98.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0778 4709 (251m by 250m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SLEAFORD, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological evaluation on land to the rear of the old rugby pitch, East Road (ELI3012)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation at Sleaford Enterprise Park, East Road (ELI1321)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief on land at East Road, Sleaford (ELI3200)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief on roadworks along East Road (ELI1289)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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