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Description: | PRN 54772
A watching brief carried out in 1999 recorded an undated archaeological feature interpreted as a lime kiln. The kiln lay in a depression and showed two developmental phases. The first phase was built directly into the depression, consisting of east and west walls formed of rough chalk blocks, and a baked clay floor on a foundation of flint cobbles. The second phase consisted of a further clay floor on a foundation of flint cobbles. Immediately above this was a thin layer of lime, thought to be the kiln's final load.{1}{2}
The east wall of the kiln had been substantially robbed, suggesting demolition of the kiln when it was no longer required. A subsoil sealing the demolition rubble of the kiln contained a single sherd of possibly thirteenth to fourteenth century pottery (PRN 54773), but this may be residual, leaving the kiln itself undated.{1}{2} | Subjects: | General Archaeology | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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