Monument record MLI84710 - Possible prehistoric building or oven at Caistor Grammar School
Summary
Possible domestic or industrial structure (possibly a roundhouse or oven) at Caistor Grammar School
Type and Period (3)
- ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC) ? (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 100 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 100 AD)
- OVEN ? (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 100 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 54829
Geophysical survey and archaeological evaluation was undertaken in advance of a planning decision regarding the construction of a new sports pavilion and all weather pitch at Caistor Grammar School, Caistor (from the 7th to 9th May 2003). Geophysical survey identified discrete linear anomalies and high magnetic responses towards the western half of the playing field. {1}
As a consequence, three trail trenches were excavated, with Trench 3 producing a mass of charcoal and fired clay, which appeared to have been dumped along the southern edge of a palaeochannel (PRN 54827). The material appears to represent the remains of a wattle and daub structure destroyed by fire, which had been collected and dumped into the watercourse. Consequently, it is possible that some form of domestic or industrial structure occupied the sandy drift deposits a little to the south of Trench 3 during part of the 1st century BC, or the early 1st century AD. {2} {3}
An archaeological watching brief was undertaken on land situated off the north side of Navigation Lane, Caistor, to investigate an area of land belonging to Caistor Grammar School. The watching brief idenitified a pit containing a fragment of Iron Age pottery {4} {5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <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.
- <4> SLI9584 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. Jul 2004. Archaeological Watching Brief Report for Caistor Grammar School, Caistor. CGS04.
- <5> SLI9585 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. July 2004. Archaeological Watching Brief Report for Caistor Grammar School, Caistor. LCNCC 2004.159.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TA 1097 0112 (73m by 68m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAISTOR, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Caistor Grammar School Playing Field, Caistor (ELI4236)
- Event - Intervention: Caistor Grammar School, Caistor (ELI5311)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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