Monument record MLI89750 - Possible Iron Age salt working site on Horbling Fen, south of Ouse Mere Lode
Summary
Possible Iron Age salt working site on Horbling Fen, south of Ouse Mere Lode
Type and Period (2)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- SALT WORKS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 34674
During fieldwalking, briquetage, middle Iron Age pottery, animal bone and shell were seen on a slight mound with a dark soil stain. The presence of briquetage suggests a salt working site and the pottery suggests that this is of Iron Age date. {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 21.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 13650 34690 (50m by 50m) Centre |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BILLINGBOROUGH, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Related Events/Activities (1)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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