Monument record MLI84708 - Palaeochannel on land at Caistor Grammar School, Caistor
Summary
Palaeochannel on land at Caistor Grammar School, Caistor
Type and Period (1)
- NATURAL FEATURE (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 100 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 54827
Geophysical survey conducted on land at Caistor Grammar School, Caistor identified a north-east to south-west aligned linear anomaly towards the northwestern edge of the proposed development site. {1}
Excavation by trial trench identified this feature to be a palaeo-channel. The feature is thought to represent an earlier course of the stream that runs along the northern edge of the playing field; it's fill was identical in composition to the sandy material deposited within the base of the present stream channel. A large volume of fired clay and charcoal was found towards the southern slope of the feature, and it is thought that this represents the remains of a wattle and daub structure destroyed by fire, the residues being collected and then dumped along the edge. Two sherds of Romano-British pottery found within this deposit suggest a late 1st millennium BC to early 1st millennium AD date. {1} {2}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI8711 Report: Pre-Construct Geophysics. 2003. Fluxgate Gradiometer and Resistivity Surveys: Caistor Grammar School Playing Field.
- <2> SLI8767 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. June 2003. Archaeological Evaluation Report, Caistor Grammar School Playing Field, Caistor. CGS03.
- <3> SLI8768 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Archaeological Evaluation Report, Caistor Grammar School Playing Field, Caistor. LCNCC 2003.113.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TA 1099 0112 (83m by 125m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAISTOR, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
- Related to: Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic worked flints, Caistor Grammar School, Caistor (Monument) (MLI84709)
- Related to: Possible prehistoric building or oven at Caistor Grammar School (Monument) (MLI84710)
- Related to: Romano-British features on land at Caistor Grammar School, Caistor (Monument) (MLI84707)
Related Events/Activities (3)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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