Monument record MLI97902 - Possible former enclosures or field systems and pits, South Witham Quarry
Summary
Possible former enclosures or field systems and pits, South Witham Quarry
Type and Period (4)
- ENCLOSURE ? (Unknown date)
- FIELD SYSTEM ? (Unknown date)
- PIT (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
- DITCH (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
During a magnetometry survey undertaken on the Southam Witham Quarry, Phase X, in March 2010, a series of linear and circular anomalies were interpreted as possible former enclosures/ditches or field systems and possible silted pits respectively. {1}{2}
Subsequent trial trenching conducted in August 2010 found no evidence for an L-shaped section of field boundary or enclosure identified by the geophysical survey. A ditch on the same northeast-southwest alignment, also previously identified, was located approx. 300m further east, however. A series of pits and a curvilinear ditch containing mid to late Iron Age pottery and cattle bone were also encountered to the south of these features. {3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI13188 Report: Bartlett-Clark Consultancy. 2010. Archaeological Geophysical Survey on Phase X, South Witham Quarry, South Witham. -.
- <2> SLI13189 Archive: Bartlett-Clark Consultancy. 2010. Archaeological Geophysical Survey on Phase X, South Witham Quarry, South Witham. -.
- <3> SLI18855 Report: Phoenix Consulting Archaeological Consultancy. 2010. Archaeological Excavation Trial Trenching: Phase X, South Witham Quarry. -.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9127 1909 (633m by 344m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOUTH WITHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 13 2025 12:20PM
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