ENN101784 - Land Rear of 5 St Osyth's Lane, 2001 (Excavation)
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Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 04288 88051 (25m by 33m) Central |
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Civil Parish | OUNDLE, North Northamptonshire (formerly East Northants District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Archaeological Project Services
Date
January 2001
Description
{1} An archaeological excavation was undertaken of land to the rear of the Co-op, 5 St Osyth’s Lane, Oundle because the site lay within an area of known archaeological activity from the prehistoric period to the present day. Evidence of prehistoric activity was identified through the recovery of a few worked flint flakes and indicates an transient usage of the site, probably peripheral to an area of occupation. A single fragment of redeposited Roman pottery was recovered. The area appears to have been first utilised in the Saxo-Norman period. Ditches, gullies, pits and postholes of this period were identified, along with a ditch parallel to St Osyth’s Lane on the east side of the excavation and perhaps defining the rear of a street front property. A similar level of utilisation continued into the earlier medieval period, though there was some evidence for a timber structure, probably non-occupational, in the area. Additionally a large boundary ditch, on the west side, parallel to the modern street, was created in the medieval period. Reutilization of the area after a period of reduction in activity took place from the 18th century.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SNN102140 Report: Rayner T.. 2001. Archaeological excavation of land to the rear of the co-op, 5 St Osyth's Lane, Oundle, Northamptonsh. Archaeological Project Services Report. APS. (unchecked).
- <2> SNN103380 Journal: CBA South Midlands Group. 2003. South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (33). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 33. CBA. p.39 (checked).
- <3> SNN103198 Journal: Hines, J. (Ed.). 2002. Medieval Archaeology (46). Medieval Archaeology. 46. Maney Publishing. p.197 (checked).
- <4> SNN113204 Article: Flitcroft, M. 2002. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 2002. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 30. NAS. p. 150.
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