Monument record MLI86739 - Late Iron Age Features, Highfield Quarry, Welton le Marsh

Summary

Late Iron Age features on land at Highfield Quarry, Welton le Marsh.

Type and Period (3)

  • (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
  • (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
  • (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Two shallow linear depresssions which may represent ditches were identified in May 2001, during a site visit, conducted to assess the impact of the proposed extension to Highfield Quarry, Welton le Marsh. {1}{2} Several linear and curvilinear magnetic anomalies were identified in this area during a fluxgate gradiometer survey, conducted in September 2001 to assess the proposed extension to Highfield Quarry, Welton Le Marsh. The anomalies were interpreted as number of possible enclosures, boundary ditches and pits, of unknown date. {3}{4} Further geophysical survey, conducted in August 2004, identified traces of significant archaeological potential, including two clearly defined enclosures with associated boundary systems. The enclosure systems were thought to date to the prehistoric and/or Roman periods, given their morphology, and appeared to have associated internal features, including pits and possible circular structures. A number of other potential ditches were also recorded in the southern part of the site. {5} The probable enclosure systems identified by the previous geophysical surveys were subsequently investigated and confirmed by a programme of trial trenching, conducted between September 2006 and January 2007. The trenches revealed a large number of ditch and pit features, many of which contained fragments of late Iron Age pottery, suggesting a pre-Roman date for the enclosure systems. The features were generally rather poorly preserved, however, and many appeared to have been truncated by ploughing. The ditch-like features previously recorded in the southern part of the site were revealed to be of natural origin. {6}{7}

Sources/Archives (7)

  •  Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2001. Desk Based Assessment of Highfield Quarry, Welton le Marsh: Proposed Quarry Extension. LAS site code: WMHQ 01.
  •  Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. 2001. Highfield Quarry, Welton le Marsh: Proposed Quarry Extension. LCNCC 2001.105.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Geophysics. 2002. Highfield Quarry, Welton Le Marsh. PCG site code: WMHQ 01.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Geophysics. 2002. Highfield Quarry, Welton Le Marsh. LCNCC 2001.105.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Geophysics. 2004. Land Adjacent to Highfield Quarry, Welton le Marsh. -.
  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology (Lincoln). 2007. Highfield Quarry, Welton le Marsh. PCA site code: WLMQ 06.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology (Lincoln). 2007. Highfield Quarry, Welton le Marsh. LCNCC 2007.12.

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Grid reference Centred TF 4510 6934 (189m by 187m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish WELTON LE MARSH, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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