Monument record MLI88271 - Roman Activity, Michaelgate, Lincoln

Summary

Roman activity, Michaelgate, Lincoln.

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Full Description

Trial trenching on a proposed development site ('Strelizia') on Michaelgate revealed evidence for Roman acitivity. The remains included soil layers which may represent upper pit fills. A rubbly deposit was also encountered. The Roman finds assemblage included twenty-two sherds of pottery, mostly third and fourth century, and a brick fragment. {1}{2} A watching brief in 2007, during pile drilling at Stelizia, Michaelgate, Lincoln, revealed an upstanding Roman wall and associated occupation layers, containing 138 sherds of Roman pottery. {3}{4}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Report: Network Archaeology Ltd. 2005. Proposed housing development: 'Strelizia', Michaelgate, Lincoln. NET site code: SMLI05.
  •  Archive: Network Archaeology Ltd. 2005. Proposed Housing Development: 'Strelizia', Michaelgate, Lincoln. LCNCC 2005.153.
  •  Report: Network Archaeology Ltd. 2010. Archaeological Watching Brief at Strelizia, Michaelgate, Lincoln. NET site code: SMLI07.
  •  Archive: Network Archaeology Ltd. 2010. Archaeological Watching Brief at Strelizia, Michaelgate, Lincoln. LCNCC 2007.91.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 9758 7160 (18m by 18m)
Civil Parish CARHOLME, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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