Watermill Leisure Park Ltd, Watermill Farm, Station Road, Moortown, Lincolnshire: Archaeological Evaluation Report

PCAS Archaeology Ltd was commissioned by the archaeological consultant, Prospect Archaeology Ltd, on behalf of Mr Simon Clarke to undertake a scheme of archaeological evaluation on land at Watermill Leisure Park off Station Road in Moortown, Lincolnshire. This land is to be developed as an expansion of the caravan park. The wider landscape of the site has produced evidence of prehistoric activity ranging from the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, and Bronze Age indicating that any remains encountered could be of regional or national significance. The archaeological evaluation consisted of thirteen trenches, each measuring 50m by 1.8m. These trenches were placed strategically throughout the site and in total sampled 1,170m2. The information gathered in this evaluation will be used to assess the archaeological potential of the site and to inform a further mitigation strategy if required. This programme was agreed with the Historic Environment Officer at Lincolnshire County Council. No archaeological features were encountered in the evaluation, and the stratigraphy of each trench consisted of the natural geology covered by a layer of topsoil. A prehistoric flint side scraper and a flint flake were found through topsoil sieving but were chronologically undiagnostic. The archaeological evidence in the vicinity of the site suggests that the wider landscape may have been periodically or seasonally inhabited by prehistoric communities in the Mesolithic, Neolithic, and Bronze Ages.