Monument record MLI81614 - Iron Age settlement activity, Gorse Lane/B1174 junction
Summary
Iron Age settlement activity, Gorse Lane/B1174 junction. Two sub-rectangular ditched enclosures and a field system were recorded, amongst other features.
Type and Period (8)
- SETTLEMENT (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
- DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
- DITCH (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
- GULLY (Undated)
- PIT (Undated)
- POST HOLE (Undated)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 35362
A geophysical survey and scheme of trial trenching recorded mid to late Iron Age settlement activity, in the form of two sub-rectangular ditched enclosures. No structures were revealed, but the eastern enclosure may have had an internal bank. The western enclosure contained a circular feature filled with heavily burnt limestone chunks; no evidence of burning was found in the fill of the feature, but it had a clay lining, and so was thought to be a hearth filled with potboilers. A ditch found in Trench 7 was thought to form a long boundary, with further ditches and a gully forming a field system. Although the field system may not be contemporaneous with the enclosures, it may represent other phases of activity within the mid to late Iron Age. A ditch terminal in Trench 8 may indicate the location of an entrance. Dating of the enclosures and field system ditches was provided by finds of mid to late Iron Age Ancaster/Breedon scored ware. Large quantities of animal bone were also recovered.{1}{2}{3}
A further watching brief on the site revealed three ditches, thought to be elements of Iron Age ditched enclosures. A small pit containing burnt clay, daub and animal remains were recorded. Iron Age pottery was also recovered from the ditches. {4}{5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI6502 Report: Pre-Construct Geophysics. Feb 2001. Land north of Gorse Lane, Grantham. GLG01.
- <2> SLI6666 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. April 2001. Land off Gorse Lane, Grantham. GLGA01.
- <3> SLI6667 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. April 2001. Land off Gorse Lane, Grantham. LCNCC 2001.67.
- <4> SLI8401 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2002. Gorse Lane, Grantham. GLGA02.
- <5> SLI8402 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2002. Gorse Lane, Grantham. LCNCC:2002.435.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9187 3406 (263m by 260m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GRANTHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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