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Name:SAXON REMAINS FOUND WITHIN THE SCHEDULED AREA OF BRASENOSE COLLEGE, STAMFORD
HER Number:MLI34882
Type of record:Monument

Summary

SAXON REMAINS FOUND WITHIN THE SCHEDULED AREA OF BRASENOSE COLLEGE, STAMFORD

Grid Reference:TF 033 073
Map Sheet:TF00NW
Parish:STAMFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

PRN 34882
DURING AN EVALUATION AT STAMFORD SCHOOL, TAP-SLAG WAS RETRIEVED. IRON SLAG DEPOSITS HAVE ALSO BEEN FOUND IN THE VICINITY, AND THIS MAY INDICATE THAT LATE SAXON IRON SMELTING OCCURRED IN THE VICINITY. {1}


<1> Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire, 1992, Archaeological Evaluation at Stamford School, Stamford, - (Report). SLI1969.

Monument Types

  • ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 850 AD to 1065 AD)
  • METAL WORKING SITE (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 850 AD to 1065 AD)

Associated Finds

  • SLAG (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 850 AD to 1065 AD)

Associated Events

  • Geophysical survey at Stamford School
  • Trial trenching at Stamford School

Protected Status

  • Scheduled Monument
  • Conservation Area

Sources and further reading

<1>Report: Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire. 1992. Archaeological Evaluation at Stamford School, Stamford. -.