Archaeological trenching was carried out as part of the Heritage Lottery funded Wrawby Roman Site Project, investigating the origins of Romano-British pottery and tile in the ploughsoil on a site at Wrawby, Lincolnshire. Geophysical survey revealed a series of ditched boundaries, trackways and enclosures in both the northern and southern fields. Six trenches were excavated to investigate various elements of this pattern.
In the northern area were a number of Romano-British ditches, aligned northeast southwest. An area of intense activity, with a stoned area, post holes and post pads, possibly relating to a stone or part stone structure, was identified towards the centre of the investigation area. Iron Age features were uncovered in the southern field. These may relate to a possible circular enclosure with settlement remains in the interior ...
The geophysical survey undertaken over approximately 9ha of agricultural land near Wrawby has located evidence of Roman and prehistoric activity on the site. On the northern side of the field boundary areas of magnetic disturbance and rectilinear enclosures suggest the presence of Roman industrial activity. On the south side of the field boundary positive curvilinear anomalies indicate the presence of a prehistoric enclosure, possibly dating to the Iron Age.
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