ENN104468 - Land off Ladybridge Drive, 2007 (SMS)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 73350 57901 (152m by 152m)
Civil Parish NORTHAMPTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Northampton District)

Technique(s)

Organisation

Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd

Date

July-August 2007

Description

{1} A previously identified prehistoric enclosure ditch was further investigated and recorded. Lithic material dating from the Late Mesolithic to the Early Bronze Age and ceramic material dating from the Roman period was recovered from the ditch fills. A broken, bronze side-looped spearhead of the Middle Bronze Age was also recovered from the terminus of the enclosure ditch. No features were positively identified within the area enclosed by the ditch. Outside of the enclosure ditch a regular pattern of narrow drainage trenches was identified. A single Neolithic flint scraper and three sherds of abraded Roman ceramic material were recovered from two of these trenches. This material appears to be residual and the drainage trenches are probably early modern in date. A cluster of possible pits and postholes was identified amongst the trenches but these remain undated and do not appear to form a coherent pattern.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Report: Rowe, M.. 2008. Land off Ladybridge Drive, Shelfleys, Northamptonshire: Archaeological Strip, Map and Sample 2007. Pre-Construct Archaeology Fieldwork Reports. Pre-Construct Archaeology. (checked).

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Middle Bronze Age/ Romano-British agricultural activity, Shelfleys (Monument)

Record last edited

Oct 13 2022 4:29PM

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