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| Name: | MEDIEVAL REMAINS AT SOUTH END, BOSTON |
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| HER Number: | MLI13408 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
MEDIEVAL REMAINS AT SOUTH END, BOSTON
| Grid Reference: | TF 330 436 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF34SW |
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| Parish: | BOSTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
PRN 13408
DURING TRIAL TRENCHING IN 1988 A WELL-LAID SURFACE WAS FOUND NEAR THE HUSSEY TOWER, POSSIBLY PART OF A COURTYARD SET UP AGAINST THE TOWER IN THE LATE C15 OR EARLY C16. AT A DEPTH OF ABOUT 2 METRES A LARGE FEATURE WAS IDENTIFIED WHICH MAYBE A MASSIVE MAN-MADE DITCH AT THE REMAINS OF A TIDAL CREEK RUNNING NORTH-SOUTH ACROSS THE SITE, IT APPEARS TO HAVE SILTED UP OR BEEN BACKFILLED IN THE LATE C13-EARLY C14. A DITCH OR CESS PIT DATING TO THE C14 WAS IDENTIFIED. INFORMATION ON A LARGE PIT OR DITCH REVEALED IN THE 1960'S AND THE DISCOVERY OF THREE HUMAN SKELETONS WITHIN THE AREA DISTURBED IN THE LATE 1960'S WAS ALSO GIVEN TO THE EXCAVATORS WHILE THEY WERE ON SITE. {1}
<1> Trust for Lincolnshire Archaeology, 1988, South End, Boston: An Archaeological Assessment, - (Report). SLI1963.
Monument Types
- BURIAL (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1399 AD)
- DITCH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1399 AD)
- PIT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1399 AD)
Associated Finds
- HUMAN REMAINS (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1399 AD)
Associated Events
- Archaeological evaluation at South End, Boston
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Report: Trust for Lincolnshire Archaeology. 1988. South End, Boston: An Archaeological Assessment. -. |
Related records
| MLI10029 | Related to: Hussey Tower, Boston (Monument) |
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