Monument record MLI127166 - Undated Features, Spittlegate Junction, Grantham
Summary
Undated features on land to the west of the A1 at Spittlegate Junction, Grantham.
Type and Period (5)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- PIT ALIGNMENT (Former Type) (Unknown date)
- ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- PIT (Unknown date)
- TRACKWAY (Unknown date)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A magnetometry survey was conducted on land at Spittlegate Junction, Grantham, in 2016. Two roughly triangular groups of linears forming enclosures were encountered, along with a possible pit alignment and a probable palaeochannel towards the south of the survey area. {1}{2}
Subsequent archaeological excavation on the same site revealed two phases of activity - a Bronze Age settlement and a field system that may have been maintained until later in the Iron Age (see MLI128086 and MLI128089). Some of the excavated features provided no dating evidence, however, including a ditch that may have formed part of the Iron Age field system, a number of pits, and an east-west aligned trackway with a metalled surface and wheel ruts at the southern edge of the site. The possible pit alignment identified during the prior geophysical survey was not encountered. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI18144 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2016. Land at Spittlegate Junction, Grantham: Geophysical Survey. APS Site Code: GRSJ16.
- <2> SLI18145 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2016. Land at Spittlegate Junction, Grantham: Geophysical Survey. LCNCC: 2016.148.
- <3> SLI19393 Report: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2024. Archaeological Excavation Report: A1 Spittlegate Junction, Grantham. AAL Site Code: GRSP 17.
- <4> SLI19394 Archive: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2017. Archaeological Excavation Report: A1 Spittlegate Junction, Grantham. LCNCC: 2017.225.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9113 3321 (351m by 351m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GRANTHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jun 30 2026 1:56PM
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