Monument record MLI87652 - Bronze Age ditch on land east of Mareham Lane, Sleaford

Summary

Bronze Age ditch found on land east of Mareham Lane, Sleaford

Type and Period (1)

  • (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

PRN 63700 A northeast to southwest aligned ditch was recorded during excavation along the route of the Silk Willoughby to Staythorpe Gas Pipeline. The ditch fill, comprising a stiff silty clay, produced fragments of Bronze Age pottery possibly from a cremation urn. {1}{2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Report: Field Archaeology Specialists. Aug 2006. Excavation and Watching Brief, Silk Willoughby to Staythorpe Gas Pipeline. SSP01.
  •  Archive: Field Archaeology Specialists. Aug 2006. Excavation and Watching Brief, Silk Willoughby to Staythorpe Gas Pipeline. LCNCC 252.99.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 0836 4373 (50m by 50m)
Civil Parish SLEAFORD, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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