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| Name: | Romano British saltmaking remains, Woodgate Farm, Moulton |
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| HER Number: | MLI20358 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
A red hill and artefact scatter of pottery, baked clay fragments and evaporating vessel fragments suggest that this site was the location of Roman saltmaking.
| Grid Reference: | TF 284 163 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF21NE |
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| Parish: | MOULTON, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
Concentrations of Romano British pottery sherds were found in dark patches of wide silt hillocks among a wide scatter throughout the western group of enclosures. The pottery dates from the early 2nd century and into the 4th century within area of 22115. {1}
There is a 'red hill' (a Roman coastal site producing salt by boiling of seawater) on this site, with scatters of baked clay fragments, including support pieces, and evaporating vessel fragments. {3}
<1> HALLAM, S.J., 1970, ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times, GAZ 2816S P 285 (Article in Monograph). SLI63.
<2> HALLAM, S.J., 1970, The maps for ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times, MAP 6 SHEET F (Map). SLI3705.
<3> Hallam, S.J., 1960, Romano-British Salt Industry in South Lincolnshire, pp.52, 64 (Article in Serial). SLI654.
<4> OS CARD INDEX, TF 21 NE:9,1965, DA (Index). SLI2641.
<5> SMR FILE, TF 21 NE:F - (Index). SLI3175.
Monument Types
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- RED HILL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SALT WORKS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- BRIQUETAGE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SHERD (Roman - 100 AD to 399 AD)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Article in Monograph: HALLAM, S.J.. 1970. ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times. GAZ 2816S P 285. |
| <2> | Map: HALLAM, S.J.. 1970. The maps for ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times. MAP 6 SHEET F. |
| <3> | Article in Serial: Hallam, S.J.. 1960. Romano-British Salt Industry in South Lincolnshire. pp.52, 64. |
| <4> | Index: OS CARD INDEX. MOULTON. TF 21 NE:9,1965, DA. |
| <5> | Index: SMR FILE. MOULTON. TF 21 NE:F -. |
Related records
| MLI20359 | Related to: Romano British pottery and saltern debris scatters, Moulton (Monument) |
| MLI20362 | Related to: Romano British pottery scatter and quern fragment, south west of Woodgate Farm, Moulton (Monument) |
| MLI20363 | Related to: Romano British pottery scatter, Moulton (Monument) |
| MLI20361 | Related to: Romano British saltmaking debris, north west of Woodgate Farm, Moulton (Monument) |
| MLI20360 | Related to: Romano British saltmaking site, north west of Woodgate Farm, Moulton (Monument) |
| MLI22115 | Related to: Romano British settlement/saltern remains, Woodgate Farm, Moulton (Monument) |
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