Monument record MLI88785 - Iron Age saltern site, Wyche Drain
Summary
Iron Age saltern site, Wyche Drain
Type and Period (2)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- SALT WORKS (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 46563
Fieldwalking across the proposed Orby Marsh windfarm site located a concentrated scatter of Iron Age briquetage adjacent to Wyche Drain. A single sherd of late Iron Age (or possibly medieval) pottery was also recovered. The briquetage included pieces of brine evaporation trays, tray spacers and clips used to join the rims of adjacent trays. The large quantity and restricted distribution of material at this site indicates that it was derived from a hearth or other focus of activity occupying the centre of a saltern site.
The material was recovered immediately adjacent to the drain, indicating that it had been dredged from the drain channel during routine maintenance. However, examination of the exposed surfaces of the drain did not reveal any stratified archaeological deposits suggesting that these are situated below the waterline, c.2.4-3m below the current ground surface. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI8709 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. May 2003. Site of proposed wind farm, Orby Marsh. OMAR03.
- <2> SLI13100 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2009. Revised Archaeological Assessment on the proposed Wind Farm, Orby Marsh, Orby.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 51443 69597 (70m by 78m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOGSTHORPE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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