Houghton-le-Spring, Gillas Lane, ditch

HER Number:
16174

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Houghton-le-Spring, Gillas Lane, ditch

Place:
Houghton-le-Spring

Map Sheet:

Class:
Monument

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Ditch

General Period:
Prehistoric

Specific Period:
Iron Age

Form of Evidence:
Physical Evidence

Description:
A ditch was partially excavated during an archaeological evaluation at Gillas Lane ahead of the development of the field for housing in 2013. The ditch was tentatively dated to the prehistoric period. It was more thoroughly investigated in 2014. Evidence from small charred plant microfossils and charcoal assemblages combined with the presence of calcined bone, suggests the ditch comprises the disposal of domestic hearth waste. Comparison with archaeobotanical studies for North East England indicates an Iron Age origin for this feature.

Easting:
34844

Northing:
49049

Grid Reference:
NZ3484449049

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Services Durham University, 2013, Gillas Lane, Houghton-le-Spring, Archaeological Evaluation; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2014, Gillas Lane, Houghton-le-Spring, Archaeological Works; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2014, Gillas Lane, Houghton le Spring - post-excavation full analysis