Monument record MLI81717 - Post-medieval settlement features, Main Street
Summary
Post-medieval settlement features, Main Street
Type and Period (6)
- PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- RUBBISH PIT (Post Medieval - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Post Medieval - 1600 AD to 1799 AD)
- POST HOLE (Post Medieval - 1570 AD to 1650 AD?)
- FENCE (Post Medieval - 1570 AD to 1650 AD?)
- PIGGERY ? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 54556
During watching briefs on three house plots at SK8378 7875, a post-medieval rubbish pit and a quantity of 16th-18th century pottery and brick and tile rubble were recorded.{1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}
Trial trenching at SK837 786 recorded a posthole alignment running parallel to Main Street circa 8m from the roadside verge, thought to represent a fence. A late 16th-early 17th century brass jetton was found in the fill of one of the postholes.{7}{8}
A one metre by one metre test pit was excavated at 4 Sand Lane, Torksey [54556a] by the University of Sheffield in July 2011. Post medieval pottery, clay pipe and ceramic building material was found. Another test pit was excavated at 2 Castlebanks [54556b] where post medieval pottery and 19th to 20th century domestic waste was revealed. This site has contained a piggery which may have explained the animal bone and teeth also found in the test pit. {9}
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SLI6736 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. May 2001. Plot 2, Main Street, Torksey. MSTA01.
- <2> SLI6737 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. May 2001. Plot 2, Main Street, Torksey. LCNCC 2001.47.
- <3> SLI6738 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. April 1999. Plot 1, Main Street, Torksey. MST99.
- <4> SLI6739 Archive: Pre-construct Archaeology. April 1999. Plot 1, Main Street, Torksey. LCNCC 30.99.
- <5> SLI6740 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. July 1999. Plot 3, Main Street, Torksey. MST99.
- <6> SLI6741 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. July 1999. Plot 3, Main Street, Torksey. LCNCC 30.99.
- <7> SLI7122 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Aug 2001. Castle Farm, Main Street, Torksey. FCFT01.
- <8> SLI7123 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Aug 2001. Castle Farm, Main Street, Torksey. LCNCC 2001.172.
- <9> SLI13882 Report: University of Sheffield. 2012. Torksey Test Pits. -.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 8374 7873 (199m by 142m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TORKSEY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (6)
- Event - Intervention: Castle Farm, Main Street, Torksey (ELI2542)
- Event - Intervention: Plot 1, Main Street, Torksey (ELI2011)
- Event - Intervention: Plot 2, Main Street, Torksey (ELI2010)
- Event - Intervention: Plot 3, Main Street, Torksey (ELI2013)
- Event - Intervention: Test pit excavated at 2 Castlebank, Torksey (ELI11167)
- Event - Intervention: Test pit excavated at 4 Sand Lane, Torksey (ELI11166)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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