Monument record MLI34045 - A MULTI-PHASE PREHISTORIC SITE IN MARKET DEEPING
Summary
A MULTI-PHASE PREHISTORIC SITE IN MARKET DEEPING
Type and Period (2)
- SETTLEMENT (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A SPORADIC SCATTER WITH ONLY A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF ITS AREA. NEOLITHIC AND BRONZE AGE FLINTS HAVE BEEN FOUND AS WELL AS MIDDLE IRON AGE POTERY AND I SHERD OF MIDDLE NEOLITHIC POTTERY. 52 FLINTS WEIGHING 0.325KG AND 23 SHERDS OF IRON AGE POTTERY WEIGHING 0.80KG. {1} ONLY ONE SHERD OF UNDENIABLY NEOLITHIC POTTERY WAS FOUND BETWEEN BILLINGBOROUGH AND CROWLAND, AND THAT WAS IN A RATHER MIXED COLLECTION OF MATERIAL FROM THIS SITE. MIDDLE IRON AGE POTTERY APPEARS TO BE NO LATER THAN 150 BC. {2}~, AREA 0.2H, HTM 3.5H
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. MAD 3.
- <2> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. No.55pp182,188;Fig111,113.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1605 1158 (30m by 80m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MARKET DEEPING, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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