ENN104555 - Alderton Mount, 2000 (Trial trench)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 74125 47003 (119m by 45m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ALDERTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Time Team
Date
July 2000
Description
{1} Seven trenches were excavated in total: one across the moat, one over the rampart and a third within the interior. A fourth trench was opened in the west across a gap in the rampart where the entrance was thought to be. Three further trenches were opened in the garden of Magnolia Cottage. The moat was revealed to be 2.5m deep and 10.15m wide and may have been deeper; however excavation was stopped for safety reasons. Deposits within the cut were sampled for environmental evidence and waterlogged wood from the base of the ditch was radiocarbon dated. The C14 sample gave a date of AD1020-1270, not an Iron Age date as expected.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SNN106479 Report: Hirst, K.. 2006. An Archaeological Investigation at The Mount, Alderton, Northamptonshire. Time Team Reports. Time Team. (checked).
- <2> SNN102584 Report: Blinkhorn P.; Curteis M.; Deighton K.; Hylton T.; Hegarty C.. 2002. The Mount, Alderton, Northamptonshire. NCC. (checked).
- <3> SNN111082 Photographic prints (COL): Fielding, B. 2000. Time Team dig at Alderton Mount, 2000.
- <4> SNN112958 Newsletter: Horne B. (Editor). 2001. South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (31). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 31. CBA. p. 39-40.
External Links (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (11)
- 4745 Alderton (Monument)
- 4745/1/1 Castle earthworks (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument)
- 4745/1 Castle Mount, Alderton (Monument)
- 4745/1/4 Entrance tower (Monument)
- 4745/1/10 Medieval building (Monument)
- 4745/1/7 Medieval building platform (Monument)
- 4745/1/6 Possible 'annexe' to castle (Monument)
- 8341 Possible Iron Age/Romano-British Settlement, Alderton Mount (Find Spot)
- 4745/1/8 Possible undated structural features (Monument)
- 4745/1/9 Uncertain features (Monument)
- 4745/1/0 Unstratifed finds from excavation (Find Spot)
Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)
- ENN104552 Alderton Mount, 2000 (Geophysical survey) (Ref: 7346007)
Record last edited
Dec 19 2024 3:56PM
