Monument record MLI89790 - Possible Iron Age salt working site to the north of Morton North Drove
Summary
Possible Iron Age salt working site to the north of Morton North Drove
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 34482
A large scatter of shelly briquetage, indiciative of an Iron Age saltworking site, with small amounts of pottery, animal bone and burnt stone was seen during fieldwork in the area of a dark soilmark on a silt roddon. The soilmark remained visible as a wet patch even when surrounding silt was dried in the wind. {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: MOR 37-39.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 15875 24745 (176m by 102m) Centre |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MORTON, 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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