Monument record MLI82549 - Late Iron Age to Roman Settlement near the Westerns, Waddingworth

Summary

Late Iron Age to Roman Settlement near the Westerns, Waddingworth

Type and Period (8)

  • (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 200 AD)
  • (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 200 AD)
  • (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 200 AD)
  • (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 200 AD)
  • (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 200 AD)
  • (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 200 AD)
  • (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 200 AD)
  • (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)

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  • None recorded

Full Description

PRN 44349 The settlement recorded here during excavation appear to be multi-phased, spanning from the Iron Age right through to the 2nd century, when it appears to be abandoned before further use in the 4th century. The earliest phase consists of three ring gullies, pits post holes, pits, sunken hearth and a shallow interrupted gully. Two of the ring gullies are possibly roundhouse eaves-drip drainage gullies, there is also a much larger ditch which has been interpreted as an enclosure. A large amount of pottery of an Iron Age date was recovered, approximately three hundred sherds, together with animal bone, a triangular loom weight and slag. All of these are indicative of domestic occupation possibly with weaving on site. A fourth ring gully was also identified but this is though to be later than the others, dating from late Iron Age to the 1st or 2nd centuries. Also attributed to this late Iron Age date is an industrial enclosure, consisting of pits, gullies, postholes, and an enclosure ditch. Hearth linings have been identified and, despite the absence of hammerscale, the large amount of slag suggests smithing took place either here or in the vicinity. An open-ended rectangular gully was recorded and although it is unclear if this is an enclosure or building; the dearth of finds indicate that it was unlikely to have been used as a dwelling. This building may represent the transitional period between the Iron Age and the Roman period, a time when rectangular and circular structures co-existed. Pottery sherds recovered from this date include Samian, mortaria, early Dressel 20 amphora which all indicate a settlement of high status, this together with what appears to be a permanent smithy and continuing development of the buildings indicate affluence unusual in the 1st century. Pits filled with building materials such as plaster, tiles and box flue fragments suggest a high status building, possibly a villa residence in the vicinity. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7}{8}{9}{10}

Sources/Archives (10)

  •  Report: Network Archaeology Ltd. August 1999. Hatton to Silk Willoughby Gas Pipeline. HWP98.
  •  Archive: Network Archaeology Ltd. 1999. Hatton to Silk Willoughby Pipeline. LCNCC:269.98.
  •  Report: Network Archaeology Ltd. 1999. Hatton to Silk Willoughby Gas Pipeline.. HWP98.
  •  Archive: Network Archaeology Ltd. 1999. Hatton to Silk Willoughby Gas Pipeline.. LCNCC:269.98.
  •  Report: Network Archaeology Ltd. 1999. Hatton to Silk Willoughby Gas Pipeline.. HWP98.
  •  Archive: Network Archaeology Ltd. 1999. Hatton to Silk Willoughby Gas Pipeline.. LCNCC:269.98.
  •  Report: Network Archaeology Ltd. 1999. Hatton to SilkWilloughby Gas Pipeline. HWP98.
  •  Archive: Network Archaeology Ltd. 1999. Hatton to Silk Willoughby Gas Pipeline. LCNCC:269.98.
  •  Report: Network Archaeology Ltd. 1997. Hatton to Silk Willoughby Fieldwalking report. HWP.98.
  •  Report: Network Archaeology Ltd. August 1999. Hatton to Silk Willoughby Gas Pipeline. LCNCC:269.98.

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Grid reference Centred TF 1706 7062 (250m by 250m)
Civil Parish WADDINGWORTH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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