Monument record MLI90090 - Iron Age features on Sleaford Moor to the south west of Moor Farm
Summary
Iron Age features on Sleaford Moor to the south west of Moor Farm
Type and Period (5)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- DITCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- FARMSTEAD (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 64582
Numerous Iron Age ditches were uncovered during a watching brief to the south of the A17 and susequently excavated. The ditches represented four distinct phases of activity, and probably represent field boundaries. A total of 320 late Iron Age pottery sherds were recovered from the ditches as well as a small amount of Romano-British pottery which probably originated on a nearby occupation site (e.g. PRN 60458). A very small amount of fired clay, including part of a triangular loom weight, was alsa recovered and some evidence of smithing, including a hearth bottom and a copper alloy fragment, was found. Some animal bone was recovered but it was in very poor condition. Some environmental sampling was also carried out. {1}{2}
To the north of the road, in the same area, are possible late prehistoric settlement cropmarks. These may also be related to the possible cropmark field system to the west of Moor Farm (PRN 63570). {3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI11308 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2007. Archaeological Watching Brief on land on the Holdingham Rising Main Pipeline. HRM04.
- <2> SLI11309 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2007. Archaeological Watching Brief on land on the Holdingham Rising Main Pipeline. LCNCC 2005.62.
- <3> SLI10021 Report: Air Photo Services. 2004. Holdingham Rising Main, Sleaford: Aerial Photographic Assessment. -.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 07412 47357 (201m by 200m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SLEAFORD, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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