Monument record MLI81142 - Post-medieval extractive pits, Ermine Street, Navenby
Summary
Post-medieval extractive pits, Ermine Street, Navenby
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 61391
During a watching brief, a complex of pits was recorded, apparently for the extraction of a fine-grained reddy-orange sand, which seems to be a highly localised deposit, most likely the fill of a peri-glacial palaeochannel. The pits were deep and steep-sided and were probably backfilled immediately. Although Romano-British pottery was found in the fills, the most likely date for the pits is 18th century, based on a sherd of 18th century creamware also recorded.. Therefore, the sand was probably used as an ingredient of mortar, coinciding with the known date for the building of houses in the village. The pits appear to extend beneath the modern road, which may have followed a different course at that time, or the limited nature of the sand deposits made them important enough to temporarily impede the carriageway. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI6294 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Oct 2000. Central Lincs Trunk Main Rehabilitation, Phase1 - Ermine Street, Navenby. ESN00.
- <2> SLI6295 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Oct 2000. Central Lincs Trunk Main Rehabilitation, Phase 1 - Ermine Street, Navenby. LCNCC 2000.141.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9932 5775 (18m by 18m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NAVENBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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