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| Name: | ROMAN INDUSTRIAL SITE |
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| HER Number: | MLI34847 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
ROMAN INDUSTRIAL SITE
| Grid Reference: | TF 098 195 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF01NE |
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| Parish: | BOURNE, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
DURING A WATCHING BRIEF AT BOURNE GRAMMAR SCHOOL A NUMBER OF DITCHES, PITS AND GULLIES WERE IDENTIFIED AS BEING OF ROMAN DATE. FREQUENT IRON ORE INCLUSIONS IN THE GREY CLAY FILL OF SEVERAL PITS AND GULLIES ON THE SITE INDICATED THAT WASTE FROM AN INDUSTRIAL SITE, POSSIBLY METAL-WORKING OR IRON SMELTING, WAS PRESENT. CHARCOAL WAS FOUND ON THE SITE. SINCE POTTERY KILNS WERE FOUND NEARBY IN 1959, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE AREA HAD A NUMBER OF INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES NEARBY IN THE ROMAN PERIOD AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS AREA OF THE TOWN WAS RESERVED FOR SUCH ACTIVITY. {1}
<1> Archaeological Project Services, Oct 1995, Bourne Grammar School, Bourne, BGS94 (Report). SLI5115.
<2> Archaeological Project Services, Oct 1995, Bourne Grammar School, Bourne, LCNCC 180.94 (Archive). SLI1479.
Monument Types
- INDUSTRIAL SITE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- METAL WORKING SITE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Events
- Bourne Grammar School, Bourne
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Report: Archaeological Project Services. Oct 1995. Bourne Grammar School, Bourne. BGS94. |
| <2> | Archive: Archaeological Project Services. Oct 1995. Bourne Grammar School, Bourne. LCNCC 180.94. |
Related records
| MLI33196 | Related to: ROMANO BRITISH POTTERY KILNS, BOURNE (Monument) |
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