ENN106916 - Harborough Road, 2012 (Trial trench)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7968 8410 (278m by 272m)
Civil Parish DESBOROUGH
Unitary Authority North Northamptonshire

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Northamptonshire Archaeology

Date

May 2012

Description

{1} Thirteen trenches were excavated with twelve of the trenches revealing only the remains of ridge and furrow cultivation. Trench eleven was the only trench which contained archaeological features, three shallow gullies and a possible pit or ditch terminal, no finds were recovered from the fills.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Report: Jones, C.. 2012. Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation: Straight Furlong, Harborough Road, Desborough, Northamptonshire May 2012. Northamptonshire Archaeology Fieldwork Reports. 12/099. Northants Archaeology. (checked).

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Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Open Field System, Desborough (Monument)
  • Possible medieval gullies and pit/ ditch (Monument)
  • Ridge and furrow remains (Monument)

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Oct 14 2026 3:57PM

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