Monument record MLI98528 - Early Medieval Activity, Torksey
Summary
Early medieval kiln and occupation activity, Torksey.
Type and Period (4)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A circular kiln oven made of fired clay was revealed in October 2007, during trial trenching on land to the north of the railway, Torksey. Some of the fired clay had timber and wattle impressions suggesting the construction method of the kiln. The kiln dated from the mid to late 10th to mid 11th century. Pits, postholes, ditches and boundaries were also found. Some of these features contained pottery and pottery waste dating from the late 9th to mid 11th century although the majority of the activity from this period of occupation on the site dated from the mid 10th century onwards. {1}{2}
Early medieval activity was revealed in July 2011, during trial trenching on land off Main Street, Torksey. A pit containing 9th to 10th century pottery, animal bone and an 11th century iron prick spur, and three ditches containing a sherd of 9th to 10th century pottery and a fragment of animal bone, were revealed. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI13833 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology (Lincoln). 2008. Land to the North of the Railway, Torksey. LNRT07.
- <2> SLI13834 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology (Lincoln). 2008. Land to the North of the Railway, Torksey. LCNCC 2008.63.
- <3> SLI13835 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2011. Land off Main Street, Torksey. PCAS site code: MSTE11.
- <4> SLI13836 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2011. Land off Main Street, Torksey. LCNCC 2011.101.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 83748 79236 (172m by 172m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TORKSEY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Land off Main Street, Torksey (ELI11140)
- Event - Intervention: Land to the North of the Railway, Torksey (ELI11139)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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