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)
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)
- <1> SLI11013 Correspondence: c. 1954. Correspondence relating to the Gibson Bequest. -.
- <2> SLI850 Bibliographic Reference: MEANEY, A.. 1964. A Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites. p.161.
- <3> SLI11032 Correspondence: Healey, Hilary. 1975-1985. Excavations at Ruskington Anglo-Saxon cemetery in the 1970s. -.
- <4> SLI11033 Archive: Department of the Environment. 1975. Ruskington Anglo-Saxon cemetery excavation, 1975. LCNCC 23.75.
- <5> SLI757 Article in Serial: A.J. White (ed.). 1976. 'Archaeology in Lincolnshire and South Humberside, 1975' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.11, p.60.
- <6> SLI765 Article in Serial: A.J. White (ed.). 1979. 'Archaeology in Lincolnshire and South Humberside, 1978' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.14, p.74.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 07541 51481 (150m by 151m) |
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| Civil Parish | RUSKINGTON, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological excavation of part of the Ruskington Anglo-Saxon cemetery, 1977-8 (ELI7239)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological Excavation of the Ruskington Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, 1975 (ELI7238)
- Event - Survey: Casual finds in the gravel pits near Lincoln Road, Ruskington, in 1917 (ELI7247)
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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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