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Name: | Roman road and other features on land at The Hoplands, immediately west of the railway |
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HER Number: | MLI91750 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
Roman road and other features on land at The Hoplands, immediately west of the railway
Grid Reference: | TF 079 459 |
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Map Sheet: | TF04NE |
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Parish: | KIRKBY LA THORPE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
PRN 65354
The metalled surface of a Roman road with agger running east-west was seen in two evaluation trenches. The road is on the same alignment as one seen further west, near Mareham Lane (see PRN 60584f) and is probably a continuation of this. A roadside ditch was present on the south side only. There was some evidence that the road was still maintained and may have been in use during the medieval period. A post trench representing the remains of a building was seen in trench 1. This feature probably dated to the 4th century and may represent eastwards expansion from the main roadside settlement along Mareham Lane (PRN 60584). A robbed foundation was also seen, which may represent the rear of roadside buildings. A substantial layer of dark earth covered all deposits in both trenches. A wide variety of Roman pottery, dating from mid 1st century through to late 4th century, was recovered including part of a rare 3rd century face vase. {1}{2}
<1> Archaeological Project Services, 2008, Archaeological Evaluation on land at The Hoplands, Sleaford, SLTH08 (Report). SLI12052.
<2> Archaeological Project Services, 2008, Archaeological Evaluation on land at The Hoplands, Sleaford, LCNCC 2008.26 (Archive). SLI12053.
Monument Types
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ROAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POST TRENCH (Roman - 300 AD to 399 AD)
Associated Finds
- SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FACE URN (Roman - 200 AD to 399 AD)
Associated Events
- Archaeological evaluation on land at the Hoplands
Sources and further reading
<1> | Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2008. Archaeological Evaluation on land at The Hoplands, Sleaford. SLTH08. |
<2> | Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2008. Archaeological Evaluation on land at The Hoplands, Sleaford. LCNCC 2008.26. |
Related records
MLI60584 | Related to: Romano-British roadside settlement to the north of Boston Road, Sleaford (Monument) |
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