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Summary

Possible Romano-British iron working site on land south of Tennyson Drive, Bourne

Full description

PRN 35291
An archaeological evaluation in early 2000 recorded a number of pits, gullies and linear ditches dating to the Romano-British period. Soil samples taken from two ditch fills found hammerscale and a small quantity of slag. One ditch truncated one of two earlier pits rich in charcoal. A soil sample taken from one pit contained in excess of 2kg of slag and well-preserved hammerscale. The sample also included a quantity of fired clay possibly from a hearth. Pottery retrieved from the ditches suggest industrial activity was taking place during the 2nd to 3rd century and coincided with Romano-British settlement activity in the immediate area (PRN 35292). {1}{2}{3}

<1> John Samuels Archaeological Consultants, June 2000, Report on evaluation at southwest Bourne, SWB99 (Report). SLI6042.

<2> John Samuels Archaeological Consultants, June 2000, Appendix to report on evaluation at southwest Bourne, SWB99 (Report). SLI6043.

<3> John Samuels Archaeological Consultants, June 2000, Archive of evaluation at southwest Bourne, LCNCC 1999.149 (Archive). SLI6044.

Monument Types

• ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 100 AD to 299 AD)
• DITCH (Roman - 100 AD to 299 AD)
• GULLY (Roman - 100 AD to 299 AD)
• HEARTH (Roman - 100 AD to 299 AD)
• IRON WORKING SITE (Roman - 100 AD to 299 AD)
• PIT (Roman - 100 AD to 299 AD)

Associated Finds

• KILN WASTE (Roman - 100 AD to 299 AD)
• OFFCUT (Roman - 100 AD to 299 AD)
• SHERD (Roman - 100 AD to 299 AD)
• SLAG (Roman - 100 AD to 299 AD)

Associated Events

• Evaluation south-west of Bourne
• Geophysical survey at southwest Bourne

Sources and further reading

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