Monument record MLI88602 - Bronze Age enclosure at South Kyme
Summary
Bronze Age enclosure at South Kyme
Type and Period (3)
- ENCLOSURE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- PIT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A complex of ditches and pits were uncovered during a watching brief. The layout of most of the ditches exposed during the watching brief appear to make up three sides of a rectangular enclosure. The southern side of the potential enclosure was interupted by the irregular shape of the borrow-pit footprint, but the short stretches of the ditch which were exposed suggest that the enclosure was also 'closed' to the south. The presence of several pits within this ditch complex bears out the initial impression of a centre of activity within a clearly marked boundary. The largest of the pits contained Bronze Age pottery, animal bone and burnt stones, possibly domestic refuse. Three pieces of worked flint of late Neolithic/early Bronze Age date were also found in the pit and ditch.{1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI10520 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2006. Two Borrow-Pits, Land at South Kyme. LCNCC2005.217.
- <2> SLI10519 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2006. Two Borrow-Pits, Land at South Kyme. SKBP05.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 18793 50392 (101m by 100m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOUTH KYME, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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