Monument record MLI83156 - Roman occupation close to Dembleby Gorse
Summary
Roman occupation close to Dembleby Gorse
Type and Period (4)
- ROBBER TRENCH (Roman - 200 AD? to 399 AD)
- BURIAL (Roman - 200 AD? to 399 AD?)
- FARMSTEAD (Roman - 100 AD? to 399 AD?)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 62505
[Includes information from PRN 62504, now deleted.]
A large quantity of Romano-British material, including greyware pottery, tile fragments, red and grey tesserae, a lead weight and 16 4th century coins, was found at TF 019 372 on the surface of the plough soil. This material was assumed to be associated with the villa to the south (PRN 60730). {6}{7}
During trial trenching and geophysical survey to the north of the A52 (at TF 0200 3703), Roman features and finds were recorded. A robber trench in Trench 13, measuring circa 1.4m wide and circa 5m in length to the limit of excavation, was found to contain an infant burial. The infant was circa two and a half months of age at death, and was buried with its head to the west. The burial was sealed by a sandy layer containing the disarticulated remains of a further infant (possibly a burial), along with an iron hook, ceramic building debris and 3rd century pottery representing the robber trench backfill. A further layer of backfill contained an iron nail, a fine jet bead, animal bone, structural material (including tegulae, imbrices and slate roof tile) and 4th century pottery. These fills were overlain by a deposit containing further structural debris, probably from nearby Roman structures. Ploughsoil in Trenches 11, 12, 14 and 15 contained further structural debris, 2nd to 4th century pottery, tesserae, 3rd century bottle and window glass, a coin of Constantius (337 - 361 AD), a clay spindlewhorl, iron rings and a nail. The geophysical survey (conducted between Trenches 12 and 14) showed possible pits, concentrations of ceramic building material and ferrous material, and linear and curvilinear features. It also demonstrates that the robber trench continued beyond Trench 13, connecting with an extensive group of rectilinear features, although it is not clear whether these are individual buildings or are part of a larger villa complex. It is unlikely that the features are part of the villa/bath-house complex to the south, as the evaluation showed an absence of connecting features. The structural remains detected by geophysical survey are also misaligned with the course of the north-east/south-west Roman road (PRN 65035). This is a complex site and may represent several phases of activity, possibly including a roadside settlement. {1}{2}{3}
Further evaluation to the south of the A52 (at TF 0196 3701) showed an absence of features in this area. Occasional pieces of abraded pottery and tile were recovered but no archaeological features were identified. {4}{5}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI8000 Report: Archaeological Project Services. Aug 1999. Archaeological Investigations on land north of the A52 (Salter's Way), between Welby Lodge Farm and Dembleby Gorse. HSW98.
- <2> SLI8001 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. Aug 1999. Archaeological Investigations on land north of the A52 (Salter's Way), between Welby Lodge Farm and Dembleby Gorse. LCNCC 85.98.
- <3> SLI8002 Report: Oxford Archaeotechnics. Sept 1998. Grantham Pipeline (Haceby), Lincolnshire: Topsoil Magnetic Susceptibility & Gradiometer Survey. 1610998/GRL/APS.
- <4> SLI7996 Report: Archaeological Project Services. Aug 1999. Archaeological Evaluation on land south of the A52 (Salter's Way), near Dembleby Gorse, Haceby. DSW99.
- <5> SLI7997 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. Aug 1999. Archaeological Evaluation on land south of the A52 (Salter's Way), near Dembleby Gorse, Haceby. LCNCC 76.99.
- <6> SLI2889 Index: Aunsby and Dembleby SMR cards. AUNSBY AND DEMBLEBY. TF 03 NW; Q.
- <7> SLI11597 Correspondence: A.J. White. 1979. Letters about finds near Dembleby Gorse. -.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0195 3711 (340m by 230m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AUNSBY AND DEMBLEBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | NEWTON AND HACEBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (7)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological evaluation on land north of the A52, Welby Lodge Farm to Dembleby Gorse (ELI3275)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological evaluation on land south of the A52, near Dembleby Gorse (ELI3273)
- Event - Survey: Fieldwalking near Dembleby Gorse (ELI8029)
- Event - Survey: Magnetic susceptibility survey on land near Dembleby Gorse, on the Grantham Pipeline route (ELI3276)
- Event - Survey: Magnetometry survey on land near Dembleby Gorse, on the Grantham Pipeline route (ELI3277)
- Event - Survey: Metal detecting near Dembleby Gorse (ELI8030)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief on land north of the A52 from Welby Lodge Farm to Dembleby Gorse (ELI3280)
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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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