Monument record MLI89734 - Possible Iron Age/Romano-British salt working site on Billingborough Fen, north of Billingborough Drove
Summary
Possible Iron Age/Romano-British salt working site on Billingborough Fen, north of Billingborough Drove
Type and Period (2)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- SALT WORKS (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 34654
Briquetage was recovered from a slightly mounded site on a roddon during fieldwalking. The finds came from the area of a dark soil stain. The presence of briquetage suggests a possible Iron Age and/or Roman salt working site. {1}
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. Gaz: BIL 4.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 14196 33941 (40m by 40m) Centre |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BILLINGBOROUGH, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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