Monument record MLI83255 - Late Saxon and Medieval Remains, Sessions House

Summary

Late Saxon and medieval remains, Sessions House.

Type and Period (8)

  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 1000 AD? to 1240 AD?)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 1000 AD? to 1240 AD?)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 1000 AD? to 1240 AD?)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1240 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 1000 AD? to 1240 AD?)
  • (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1199 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age to Medieval - 870 AD to 1150 AD)
  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 900 AD to 999 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

Full Description

Deposits of late Saxon date, including part of a 10th century pottery kiln, were uncovered during trial excavation in early 1997. {1} During a watching brief at Sessions House, late Anglo-Saxon ashy deposits mirroring those found during the evaluation were recorded. Cut into these were the remnants of wall foundations (aligned east/west and north/south) and a robber trench (aligned north/south) representing three walls of a structure. Features thought to be internal to the structure were laminated bands of ashy soil, a posthole and a pit-feature containing early 11th century to early 13th century pottery. The structure may possibly be a workshop associated with the kiln recorded during the evaluation. A clay floor was recorded cutting into a deposit dated to the 12th century, and three rubbish pits containing animal bone and pottery were thought to represent the rear yards of properties fronting onto medieval Pottergate. {2}{3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Article in Serial: F.N. Field and I. George. 1998. Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.33, pp.38-9.
  •  Report: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. April 1999. Sessions House, Monks Road, Lincoln. SESA97.
  •  Archive: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. April 1999. Sessions House, Monks Road, Lincoln. LCNCC 139.97.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 9785 7146 (71m by 71m) Approximate
Civil Parish ABBEY, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Related Events/Activities (2)

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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