Monument record MLI89796 - Possible late prehistoric or Romano-British salt making or industrial site on Morton Fen

Summary

Possible late prehistoric or Romano-British salt making or industrial site on Morton Fen next to the Bourne-Morton canal

Type and Period (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

PRN 34491 During fieldwalking, a surface scatter of Romano-British pottery (including Samian), briquetage, fired clay (including flat, shelly pieces), burnt stone, animal bone and shell was seen within dark soilmarks on the north levee of the Roman Bourne-Morton canal (PRN 33259). The briquetage suggests a salt working site, and a late Iron Age and/or Romano-British industrial site is also possible. As well as the soilmarks, peaty lines were visible in the silt. {1}

Sources/Archives (1)

  •  Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. Gaz: MOR 47, 48.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 14600 23990 (90m by 90m) Centre
Civil Parish MORTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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