ENN103597 - Covert Farm (DIRFT East), 1997-8 (Excavation)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 569 734 (589m by 492m) Central |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CRICK, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Birmingham Archaeology (Formerly BUFAU)
Date
August 1997-June 1998
Description
{1} Archaeological excavation at Covert Farm (DIRFT East) between August 1997 and June 1998. This site forms part of the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal development near Crick, Northamptonshire. The Iron Age settlement, covering 12 ha and containing c.90 structures, appearsto have been a seasonal occupation of land prone to winter flooding.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SNN104582 Interim Note: Hughes G.. 1998. The Excavation of An Iron Age Settlement at Covert Farm (DIRFT East), Crick, Northamptonshire. Project No.486. B.U.F.A.U.. (checked).
- <1> SNN111087 Report: Hughes G.. 1999. The Excavation of An Iron Age Settlement at Covert Farm (DIRFT East), Crick, Northamptonshire: Post excavation assessment and updated research design. Project No.468. B.U.F.A.U.. (checked).
- <2> SNN110566 Monograph: Hughes, G and Woodward, A.. 2015. The Iron Age and Romano-British settlement at Crick Covert Farm: Excavations 1997-1998 (DIRFT Volume I). I.
- <3> SNN110702 Photographic prints (COL): NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HERITAGE. 1997. DIRFT East, Fields 1-3.
- <4> SNN111714 Report: Starley, D & Tulp, C. 1998. The assessment of metalworking debris from Covert Farm, (DIRFT East), Crick, Northamptonshire. Ancient Monuments Laboratory Reports. 54/98. English Heritage.
- <5> SNN112351 Report: Monckton, A. 2000. Charred plant remains fom an Iron Age settlement at DIRFT East, Covert Farm, Crick, Northamptonshire. University of Leicester Fieldwork Reports. 2000/107. ULAS.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- 7030 Iron Age and Romano-British settlement, Crick Covert Farm (Monument)
Record last edited
Dec 19 2024 9:18AM
