Monument record MLI89331 - Roman Finds and Activity, Lincoln Road, Ruskington

Summary

Roman finds and activity from the area of the Anglo-Saxon cemetery to the west of Lincoln Road, Ruskington.

Type and Period (4)

  • (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • (Roman to Early Medieval/Dark Age - 275 AD? to 700 AD?)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A Romano-British pot was found along with numerous Anglo-Saxon artefacts in a gravel pit by a local farmer in 1917. {1}{2} Excavations in 1975 and 1977-78 revealed further evidence of Roman activity on the site including interlinking gravel quarries containing Roman pottery in their primary fill and cut by Anglo-Saxon graves. A possible Roman ditch, on the same alignment as the nearby Roman road and also cut by Anglo-Saxon graves, was also found. A Roman brooch is mentioned in the finds list for these excavations, although this appears to be an unstratified find. A late 3rd century AD Roman pot was presented to the excavators in 1975 by a member of the public who reported that it had been found with a burial also accompanied by beads. The burial could possibly be part of the Anglo-Saxon cemetery (see PRN 64179). {3}{4}{5}{6}

Sources/Archives (6)

  •  Correspondence: c. 1954. Correspondence relating to the Gibson Bequest. -.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: MEANEY, A.. 1964. A Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites. p.161.
  •  Correspondence: Healey, Hilary. 1975-1985. Excavations at Ruskington Anglo-Saxon cemetery in the 1970s. -.
  •  Archive: Department of the Environment. 1975. Ruskington Anglo-Saxon cemetery excavation, 1975. LCNCC 23.75.
  •  Article in Serial: A.J. White (ed.). 1976. 'Archaeology in Lincolnshire and South Humberside, 1975' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.11, p.60.
  •  Article in Serial: A.J. White (ed.). 1979. 'Archaeology in Lincolnshire and South Humberside, 1978' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.14, p.74.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 07541 51481 (150m by 151m)
Civil Parish RUSKINGTON, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (3)

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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