ENN100528 - Ditchford Sand & Gravel Quarry, 1991-2000 (Watching Brief)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 91226 67148 (1247m by 889m) Approximate
Civil Parish WELLINGBOROUGH, North Northamptonshire (formerly Wellingborough District)

Technique(s)

Organisation

Oxford Archaeology South (formerly OAU)

Date

1991-2000

Description

{1} Regular visits were made during the removal of various overburden layers across the site revealing an expansive sequence of environmental succession and channel movement from the early holocene through to the present day.

Sources/Archives (9)

  • <1> Report: Lawrence S.. 2000. Ditchford Sand And Gravel Quarry, Ditchford, Northants - Archaeological Watching Brief Report. OAU. (checked).
  • <2> Notes: Burnham, B C, Keppie, L J F, Esmonde Cleary, A S, Hassall, M W C, and Tomlin, R S O. 1994. Roman Britain in 1993. Britannia. 25. Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies. p. 273.
  • <3> Newsletter: Pike, A (ed). 1994. South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (24). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 24. C.B.A.. p. 29-30.
  • <4> Journal: Horne, B (Editor). 1995. South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (25). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 25. C.B.A.. p. 47.
  • <5> Journal: Pike, A (ed). 1993. South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (23). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 23. C.B.A.. p. 53.
  • <6> Article: Curteis M.; Musgrave E.; Tingle M. (Editors). 1993-4. Archaeology in Northamptonshire, 1993. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 25. p. 185.
  • <7> Article: Keevill G.D.; Williams R.J.. 1995. The Excavation of A Roman Road & A Medieval Causeway at Ditchford Pit, Wellingborough. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 26. Northants.Archaeol.Soc.. p. 47-77.
  • <8> Article: Musgrave E.C.; Tingle M. (editors). 1991. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1990. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 23. Northants Archaeology Soc. p. 99.
  • <9> Report: OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT. Oxford Archaeological Unit: Annual Report. 1991-92.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (8)

  • Drainage Ditches Either Side of Roman Road (Monument)
  • Palaeochannels With Probable Causeways (Monument)
  • Paved Section of Roman Road (Monument)
  • Prehistoric Burial Site (Monument)
  • Prehistoric Cremation (Monument)
  • Probable Medieval Causeway, Ditchford Quarry (Monument)
  • Romano-British Road Earthwork (Monument)
  • Romano-British Road Route: Dungee Corner to Irchester (V.170) (Monument)

Record last edited

Dec 19 2024 1:20PM

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