Monument record MLI82615 - Late Bronze Age Pits, Tattershall Thorpe
Summary
Late Bronze Age pits, at Tattershall Thorpe.
Type and Period (2)
- PIT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 801 BC)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Two pits were recorded in this location, from which a probable late Bronze Age jar base and a late Bronze Age pyramidal loomweight were recovered. A large assemblage of worked flints was also recovered scattered over a wide area, along with late Bronze Age/early Iron Age pottery.{1}
The pottery included hard flint and sand tempered sherds of simple rims, hollow necks, angluar and finger-tipped shoulders, and flat bases. {2}{3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI3434 Article in Monograph: Peter Chowne, Frances Healy and Rosemary Bradley. 1992. ‘The Excavation of the Neolithic Settlement Site at Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire’ in Excavations on Redgate Hill, Hunstanton, Norfolk, and at Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire. pp.80-117.
- <2> SLI1097 Article in Serial: Peter Chowne and Frances Healy. 1985. 'A Neolithic Settlement at Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire' in Fenland Research. vol.2, pp.25-31.
- <3> SLI769 Article in Serial: A.J. White (ed.). 1982. 'Archaeology in Lincolnshire, 1981' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.17, pp.74-5.
- <4> SLI2319 Index: NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD. TF 26 SW: 19, 1992.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 2377 6086 (348m by 348m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TATTERSHALL THORPE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Tattershall Thorpe Excavations (ELI87)
- Event - Intervention: Trenching at Tattershall Thorpe (ELI88)
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Record last edited
Aug 6 2025 11:56AM
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