Monument record MLI81540 - Probable Romano-British farmstead, Saddlers Mead

Summary

Probable Romano-British farmstead, Saddlers Mead

Type and Period (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

PRN 23684 During trial trenching, a Romano-British pit and a natural depression containing finds dating from the 1st to the 2nd century were recorded. Fragments of daub may indicate that a structure once stood in the vicinity.{1}{2} A watching brief recorded a north/south aligned ditch terminal containing 1st-2nd century pottery and animal bone, and an undated, but stratigraphically Roman, north-east/south-west aligned ditch. The site is thought to be a small farmstead.{3}{4}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Report: John Samuels Archaeological Consultants. Aug 1998. Land south of Horseshoe Road, Spalding. LHS98.
  •  Archive: John Samuels Archaeological Consultants. Aug 1998. Land south of Horseshoe Road, Spalding. LCNCC 174.98.
  •  Report: John Samuels Archaeological Consultants. Oct 1999. Land south of Horseshoe Road, Spalding. LHS99WB.
  •  Archive: John Samuels Archaeological Consultants. Oct 1999. Land south of Horseshoe Road, Spalding. LCNCC 174.98.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 2333 2167 (68m by 70m)
Civil Parish SPALDING, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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