ENN105475 - Moat Lane, 2010 (Evaluation)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 69298 48853 (208m by 214m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TOWCESTER, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Northamptonshire Archaeology
Date
Not recorded.
Description
{1} (Four trial trenches were excavated in 2006) and a further ten test pits and one trench were excavated in 2010 which demonstrated the survival of Roman layers and located the probable line of the robbed Roman town wall. Also located was a medieval metalled surface in the garden of Mill Cottage.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SNN107907 Report: Upson-Smith T.; Foard-Colby A.. 2010. Archaeological Evaluation at Moat Lane, Towcester, Northamptonshire 2006 and 2010. Northamptonshire Archaeology Fieldwork Reports. 10/82. N.C.C.. (checked).
- <2> SNN108274 Journal: Horne B. (Editor). 2011. South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (41). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 41. CBA. p.33 (checked).
- <3> SNN108374 Article: Chapman P. (Ed.). 2012. Archaeology in Northamptonshire, 2010. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 37. Northants Archaeology Soc. p.202, 204 (unchecked).
External Links (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (15)
- 727/0/77 Building, Possibly C19th (Monument)
- 727/0/57 C19th Cistern/Well (Monument)
- 727/0/51 C19th/C20th Cellar (Monument)
- 727/10 Civil War Defences (Monument)
- 727/10/6 Ditch (Possibly The Civil War 'Great Ditch') (Monument)
- 727/0/80 Possible C19th Pit (Monument)
- 727/10/7 Possible Civil War-Related Metalling (Monument)
- 727/0/53 Possible Modern Boundary Wall (Monument)
- 726/0/55 Possible Romano-British Activity (Monument)
- 726/0/57 Possible Romano-British Building Demolition (Monument)
- 726/0/54 Possible Romano-British Path (Monument)
- 726/4/9 Roman Defences Adjacent Bury Mount (Monument)
- 727/0/0 Romano-British/Medieval Quern (Find Spot)
- 727 Towcester (Monument)
- 727/0/79 Undated Metalled Areas, Posthole & Cow Burial (Monument)
Record last edited
Oct 24 2024 2:27PM
