ENN104044 - West Haddon Bypass, 2005 (Excavation)
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Location
Grid reference | Centred SP 62880 72430 (336m by 114m) |
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Civil Parish | WEST HADDON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Northamptonshire Archaeology
Date
Not recorded.
Description
{1} An area of c 0.9 hectares was initially subjected to full archaeological excavation prior to construction commencing with a further c 0.15 hectares being excavated as a result of the watching brief. The earliest evidence of occupation was a large ring ditch subsequently truncated by a sinuous gully which appears to define a large enclosure of probable Iron Age date. These features were overlain by the Romano-British settlement which comprised of a series of sub-rectangular enclosures set out either side of a trackway. Evidence for a small rectangular timber building, possible roundhouses, stock pens and a flue feeding a corn-drier or similar feature was found. The track-side settlement dates from the late 1st century, reached its zenith in the late 2nd and had been abandoned by the mid 4th century.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SNN105687 Report: Mason P.. 2006. A Romano-British Settlement at West Haddon, Northamptonshire, 2005. Northamptonshire Archaeology Fieldwork Reports. 06/59. NCC. (checked).
- <1> SNN112199 Article: Mason P.. 2006. A Romano-British Settlement at West Haddon, Northamptonshire, 2005. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 34. Northamptonshire Archaeological Society. (checked).
- <2> SNN105413 Report: Mason P.. 2005. An Archaeological Excavation and Watching Brief at West Haddon Bypass, Northamptonshire: Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. Northamptonshire Archaeology Fieldwork Reports. Northants Archaeology. (checked).
External Links (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- 8368 Iron Age/Romano-British settlement, north of West Haddon (Monument)
Record last edited
Dec 19 2024 9:27AM