ENN103970 - Land west of New College Farm, 2005 (Trial trench)
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Location
Grid reference | Centred SP 79932 68860 (36m by 14m) |
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Civil Parish | HOLCOT, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Martin Tingle
Date
September 2005
Description
{1} On Tuesday 6th September 2005, a 31m evaluation trench was excavated by a mechanical excavator using a 1.5m untoothed ditching bucket to investigate claims of a previously unknown hillfort or henge. The trench was laid out near the south west corner of the field across the area where a slight bank-like feature was visible. However, when excavated the trench revealed that there was no evidence for a substantial ditch or the remains of a bank. At the point at which such a ditch may have been expected however (based on aerial photographs) the natural became more clay and less stony. A single sherd of medieval/Post medieval pottery was recovered from the subsoil at a depth of approximately 60cm.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SNN105322 Report: TINGLE M.. 2005. Report on The Evaluation of A Possible Hillfort or Henge at Holcot, Northamptonshire. (checked).
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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Record last edited
Dec 19 2024 1:00PM