ENN106031 - Hunsbury Hillfort, 2011 (Trial trench)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7383 5828 (2m by 3m)
Civil Parish NORTHAMPTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Northampton District)

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Private

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Description

{1} Small scale trial excavations were undertaken at Hunsbury Hillfort. These demonstrated that the quarrying within the interior in the 19th century had left a smalll but significant area intact which was larger than previously imagined. It also showed that the hillfort had a vitrified rampart, a comparative rarity in England, and confirmed the existence of a substantial but incomplete and undated outer ditch

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Article: Jackson, D. & Tingle, M.. 2012. An Archaeological Survey of the Hunsbury Hillfort Defences. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 37. Northants Archaeology Soc. 37/124 (checked).

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Related Monuments/Buildings (4)

  • Hillfort defences (Monument)
  • Hillfort rampart (Monument)
  • Hunsbury Hillfort (Monument)
  • Possible Iron Age quarry pit (Monument)

Record last edited

Nov 1 2024 2:03PM

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