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BANNOVALUM ROMAN SETTLEMENT

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BANNOVALVM

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The site of a Roman lesser walled town. The town defences date to the late 3rd/early 4th century AD and it is believed to be the Roman place name Bannovalum, although it is possible this name actually refers to Caistor to the north.

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TF 2587 6958 Roman Fort (Site of). (1)

Horncastle, a lesser Roman walled town. Standing remains of all four walls and a projecting circular bastion at the north corner have been verified and planned. SEE AO/LP/63/107

The masonry dates from c.300 AD, and seems nowhere to contain re-used material. The work has been described as perhaps forming part of the 4th century coastal defence system.

Lincoln Museum hold a representative collection of Roman material found over many years, all of which may be dated 1st to 4th century.

The town is named Banovallum after Stukely and Camden; but this is not substantiated; modern thinking suggests Banovallum to be Caistor. (2-5)

Roman walling survives in several places. (See map diagram and G.Ps. AO/64/365/4-8, AO/64/366/1-2, AO/64/417/1-6).

For extensive burial ground to the south-east of the town please see map diagram TF 26 NE 2. (6)

Name 'BANNOVALVM` accepted for 4th. edition R.B.Map.

'BANNOVALIUM` could refer to either Horncastle or Caistor (see
TA 10 SW 9) both of which were small Roman towns. (7)

Detailed excavation report "Roman Horncastle". (8)

Additional reference. (9)

3-5 Bridge Street excavations in 1984. Late 3rd to early 4th century Roman rampart with mortar and ancient plough marks below. Early Neolithic flints found in pits sealed by plough surface. (10)

Section of the north Roman wall to rear of No 5, Bridge Street. Grade 1. Section of south curtilage wall and south-west bastion of the Roman settlement at Church Walk. Grade 1. Roman wall to rear of the Manor House, Manor House Street. Grade 1. Roman wall embedded in clinic building, Manor House Street. Grade 1. Section of north curtilage wall and north-east bastion of the Roman settlement in Dog Kennel Yard, off St Lawrence Street. Grade 1. Roman wall now in lobby of Public Library, Wharf Road. Grade 1. (11)

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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6" 1956

( 2) General reference

Archaeol J 91 1935 pp 129-30 169-79 (C Phillips)

( 3) General reference

Archaeol J 103 1947 pp 21-3 plan (C F Hawkes)

( 4) General reference

Archaeol J 112 1956 pp 38-9 (P Corder)

( 5) General reference

Roman Britain Map 3rd Edn 1956 p29

( 6) Field Investigators Comments

F1 FDC 07-JAN-65

( 7) General reference

Rivet A L F and Smith C 1979 Place Names of Roman Britain pp265-66

(8) General reference

Lincolnshire Hist Archaeol 18 1983 pp47-88 plan figs (N Field and H Hurst)

(9) General reference

Archaeology and Coastal Change, Soc Antiq London Occ Papers NS 1 1980 p71 (B Simmons)

(10) General reference

Lincolnshire Hist Archaeol 20 1985 p69 (N Field)

(11) List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest

DOE Listed Buildings Dist of East Lindsey Lincs 25 March 1987 pp10, 23, 34, 52, 66

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