Monument record MLI82120 - Early Medieval Settlement of Dunholme

Summary

Early Anglo-Saxon features and finds at Dunholme.

Type and Period (10)

  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 700 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD? to 700 AD?)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD? to 700 AD?)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD? to 700 AD?)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD? to 700 AD?)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD? to 700 AD?)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD? to 700 AD?)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD? to 700 AD?)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD? to 700 AD?)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD? to 700 AD?)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Saxon pottery sherd found in garden at TF02667928. {1} Geophysical survey and trial trenching were undertaken in 1998 and 1999, centred on TF0245 7925. Several features were recorded in Trenches 4, 5 and 6 which were thought to date to the early Saxon period. Dating evidence was extremely sparse, however, with Roman and 5th-7th century Saxon pottery being found across this part of the site, but in quantities too small for certain dating of features, so any interpretation is tentative at best. Probable boundary ditches were thought to represent part of an extensive field system, with evidence for a beam slot suggesting the presence of structures. A ditch recorded in Trench 5 may join up with a further ditch recorded in Trench 6 to form an enclosure. The possible linking ditch in Trench 6 was recut at least four times, migrating eastwards over time. Early Saxon pottery was found in the final recut. A double-ditch feature was found directly on top of this boundary, with one sherd of early Saxon pottery in the upcast. Four postholes were recorded in Trench 5, three in a regularly-spaced line with one at right angles at the eastern end of the line, suggesting the existence of a fence or a timber structure. In conjunction with the ?Roman features found on this site, some form of continuity of occupation from the late Roman to the early Saxon period is suggested. See also PRN 53148. {3}{4} Further trial trenching in 2000 recorded a possible grubenhaus in Trench 2, later used as a domestic rubbish pit. {4}{5} An archaeological watching brief and subsequent excavation centred on TF09539753 recorded a number of Saxon features. This phase of activity was represented by a series of extensive ditches which appeared to represent elements of a rectilinear system of land division. There was also a small cluster of domestic features present, including a possible hearth, cooking and refuse pits and a posthole. This group of features (dated by pottery to the 5th to 7th century) suggest that a contemporary settlement focus existed a short distance north and northeast of the area. The pottery record suggests that there may have been a hiatus between the 7th and 10th century, with no evidence for activity or occupation in the area at this time. {6}{7}

Sources/Archives (7)

  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 07 NW: AS.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Jan 2000. Land off Scothern Lane, Dunholme. SLD99.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Jan 2000. Land off Scothern Lane, Dunholme. LCNCC 294.99.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Aug 2000. Land off Scothern Lane, Dunholme - Phase II. LSD00.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Aug 2000. Land off Scothern Lane, Dunholme - Phase II. LCNCC 2000.198.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Feb 2002. Archaeological Excavation Report: Land Off Scothern Lane, Dunholme. SLD00/01.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Feb 2002. Archaeological Excavation Report: Land Off Scothern Lane, Dunholme. LCNCC 2001.232.

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Grid reference Centred TF 0260 7921 (430m by 433m)
Civil Parish DUNHOLME, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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