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Name:POSSIBLE ROMAN VILLA OR SETTLEMENT SITE, BURTON CLIFF FARM
HER Number:MLI50557
Type of record:Monument

Summary

POSSIBLE ROMAN VILLA OR SETTLEMENT SITE, BURTON CLIFF FARM

Grid Reference:SK 963 747
Map Sheet:SK97SE
Parish:BURTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

PRN 50557
An extensive scatter of Roman material, mostly of the third and fourth centuries AD, with a few first and second century finds. Possibly representing a small settlement or villa site. Finds include:- stone slabs observed at SK963746 approx. {2}
Concentrations of pottery, mostly greyware of third and fourth century AD found in 1964 at SK96357469, SK96297458 and SK96447448. {1}{9}
A worn coin of Constantinian found in 1973 at SK96367440. {3}{6}
At least 44 coins; a few sherds of greyware and colour-coated pottery; 1 bronze brooch; 1 silver brooch fragment; 1 bronze hair pin; 1 bronze casket fitting; 1 lead plumb bob; 2 bronze nails or tacks; iron and bronze rings; 1 bronze nail-cleaner; various bronze fittings - found in an area centred on SK963748. {4}
An enamelled disc brooch found in 1979 in an area centred on SK963748. {5}
There is a list of finds in the HER. {7}
Fieldwaking in 2003 recorded several types of Roman pottery. These included two sherds of Samian ware, a single sherd of Samian ware, several sherds of Shelly Ware, Colour Coated Ware and Greyware. Fifty pieces of tessera were found as was a piece of wall plaster. {10}


<01> SMR FILE, SK 97 SE: AN,1964, JBW (Index). SLI2938.

<02> SMR FILE, SK 97 SE: AO,1966, JBW (Index). SLI2938.

<03> SMR FILE, SK 97 SE: BD,1973, - (Index). SLI2938.

<04> SMR FILE, SK 97 SE:BZ,1978, AJW (Index). SLI2938.

<05> SMR FILE, SK 97 SE: BZ,1979, AJW (Index). SLI2938.

<06> City and County Museum Collection, LM 22.74 (Artefact). SLI8.

<07> Ambrose, T.M., 1980, PARISH FILE, - (Unpublished Document). SLI4600.

<08> Ambrose, T.M., 1980, PARISH FILE, - (Graphic Material). SLI2024.

<09> Eleanor Scott, 1993, A Gazetteer of Roman Villas in Britain, p.119 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI8698.

<10> Bee, T. W., 2003, Burton Roman Villa Site, - (Unpublished Document). SLI10154.

Monument Types

  • ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FARMSTEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • VILLA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PLATE BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TESSERA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Events

  • Fieldwalking on Roman Villa site at Burton

Protected Status

  • SHINE

Sources and further reading

<01>Index: SMR FILE. BURTON. SK 97 SE: AN,1964, JBW.
<02>Index: SMR FILE. BURTON. SK 97 SE: AO,1966, JBW.
<03>Index: SMR FILE. BURTON. SK 97 SE: BD,1973, -.
<04>Index: SMR FILE. BURTON. SK 97 SE:BZ,1978, AJW.
<05>Index: SMR FILE. BURTON. SK 97 SE: BZ,1979, AJW.
<06>Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LM 22.74.
<07>Unpublished Document: Ambrose, T.M.. 1980. PARISH FILE. BURTON. -.
<08>Graphic Material: Ambrose, T.M.. 1980. PARISH FILE. BURTON. -.
<09>Bibliographic Reference: Eleanor Scott. 1993. A Gazetteer of Roman Villas in Britain. p.119.
<10>Unpublished Document: Bee, T. W.. 2003. Burton Roman Villa Site. -.

Related records

MLI50558Related to: BURIALS FROM BURTON HILL TOP QUARRY (Monument)