Source/Archive record (Report) SLI18804 - A Roman Roadside Settlement at Elsea Park, Bourne
Title | A Roman Roadside Settlement at Elsea Park, Bourne |
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Author/Originator | Northamptonshire Archaeology |
Date/Year | 2007 |
HER Report no. | 6658 |
Northamptonshire Archaeology | 06/87 |
Abstract/Summary
Report on an archaeological excavation conducted on land to the south of Bourne to preserve by record known archaeological remains in advance of the construction of a new housing estate. This followed prior geophysical survey (ELI1307) and trial trenching (ELI1308). The excavation revealed evidence for a small low-status roadside settlement either side of Roman King Street, though much of the site had been disturbed by modern agricultural activity. The settlement appears to have been short-lived, with post-built structures evident only in the early 3rd century. One of the revealed buildings included an annexe or ancillary structure that may have been a stall or booth fronting the road to the west, and a pit backfill containing large quantities of slag and well-preserved hammerscale suggests the presence of a nearby smithy. The remnants of Medieval furrows were also noted across the site.
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Referenced Monuments (5)
- MLI127501 Elizabeth I silver threepence, Bourne (Find Spot)
- MLI34687 King Street, Roman Road South of Bourne (Monument)
- MLI80825 Prehistoric flints, Bourne (Find Spot)
- MLI127502 Ridge and furrow south of Bourne (Monument)
- MLI80822 Romano-British settlement site on land south of Tennyson Drive, Bourne (Monument)
Referenced Events (1)
- ELI14528 Excavation on land south of Bourne
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