ENN105531 - Daventry Canal Arm, 2010 (Geophysical survey)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 5847 6429 (714m by 1426m)
Civil Parish DAVENTRY, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

Technique(s)

Organisation

Northamptonshire Archaeology

Date

October 2010

Description

{1} Magnetometer survey in four area, totalling 3.3ha of land. Several anomalies could be of archaeological origin, two ditches running parallel to each other and a possibly associated pit alignment could be Iron Age in date. Medieval ridge and furrow was also present in places. Other anomalies comprised ferrous pipes and debris and spreads of ceramic material.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Report: Ladocha J.; Smith H.. 2010. Archaeological geophysical survey on land for the proposed Daventry Town Centre Vision A747 Canal Arm, Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire Archaeology Fieldwork Reports. 10/171. N.C.C.. (unchecked).
  • <2> Journal: Horne B. (Editor). 2011. South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (41). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 41. CBA. p.29 (checked).
  • <3> Article: Chapman P. (Ed.). 2012. Archaeology in Northamptonshire, 2010. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 37. Northants Archaeology Soc. p.199, 202 (unchecked).

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Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Possible prehistoric boundary (Monument)
  • Prehistoric pit alignment (Monument)
  • Route of The Grand Junction Canal (Later Incorporated Into The Grand Union Canal) (Monument)

Record last edited

Dec 19 2024 9:04AM

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