Monument record MLI82640 - Ring ditch, Greetwell Quarry
Summary
Ring ditch, Greetwell Quarry
Type and Period (3)
- RING DITCH (Middle Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 801 BC)
- ROUND BARROW (Middle Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 801 BC)
- PIT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 54732
During Phase 1 excavations at Greetwell Quarry, a ring ditch measuring circa 6m in diameter was recorded, thought to be the remnants of a round barrow. The ring ditch contained animal bone in all three fills; the tertiary fill also contained possible Beaker pottery thought to date to the late third millenium BC/early Bronze Age. The presence or absence of human remains was not ascertained.{1}{2}
A pit was also recorded underlying an Iron Age ditch, and possibly indicating a pre-Iron Age demarcation of the triple ditch boundary running through the site. The pit contained animal bone and a Bronze Age barbed and tanged flint arrowhead. A further pit (containing a sherd of 3rd century Roman pottery) and a posthole lay close to the edge of the ring ditch and could also be associated with it.{1}{2}
Environmental sampling indicates a fairly open calcareous dry grassland environment with some local shaded habitats at this time.{1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI7498 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. July 2001. Greetwell Quarry Extension Phase 1. GQE99.
- <2> SLI7499 Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. July 2001. Greetwell Quarry Extension Phase 1. LCNCC 95.99.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0059 7254 (57m by 58m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREETWELL, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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