Monument record MLI86580 - Late Iron Age / Romano-British activity at Wygate Park, Spalding
Summary
Late Iron Age / Romano-British activity at Wygate Park, Spalding
Type and Period (4)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
An archaeological evaluation comprising six machine cut trenches was carried out at Wygate Park Phase 9, Spalding, prior to residential development. The evaluation identified a number of late Iron Age to Romano-British features and deposits. Evidence for past activity was uncovered including a dump of kiln waste associated with a ditch and post hole. {1}{2}
Subsequent archaeological excavation was undertaken on the same site in October-November 2004. A saltern of Late Iron Age to early Roman date was encountered, comprising a hearth with a row of postholes immediately to its north, two probable settling tanks and a rectilinear enclosure ditch. The hearth was archaeomagnetically dated and its last heating event calculated at 130-240 AD (with 95% confidence). The ditch was truncated at its northern end by a natural creek dated by optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) to 490-650 AD. Other contemporary features were identified, including a segmented ditch truncated by a later 2nd century AD curvilinear enclosure, and a number of waste pits containing large quantities of briquetage and charcoal. Sealing many of the features on the site was a spread of briquetage. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI9554 Report: Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2004. An Archaeological Evaluation at Wygate Park Phase 9, Spalding. -.
- <2> SLI9555 Archive: Northamptonshire Archaeology. May 2004. An Archaeological Evaluation at Wygate Park Phase 9, Spalding. LCNCC 2004.144.
- <3> SLI18765 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2006. Archaeological Assessment Report: Wygate Park, Spalding, Phase IX. APS Site Code: SWPB04.
- <4> SLI18766 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2004. Archaeological Assessment Report: Wygate Park, Spalding, Phase IX. LCNCC: 2004.212.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 2315 2308 (60m by 59m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SPALDING, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Feb 25 2025 10:18AM
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