ENN107734 - Gaultney Farm, Desborough, 2014 (Trial Trench)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 81717 84056 (862m by 679m) (49 map features)
Civil Parish DESBOROUGH, North Northamptonshire (formerly Kettering District)

Technique(s)

Organisation

Border Archaeology Ltd.

Date

October 2014

Description

Archaeological evaluation (multiple trenches). Started 7th October 2014, anticipated to go on for between 2 - 3 weeks. 4 fields were evaluated with 50 trenches opened. Trench location was determined by the results of a previous geophysical survey. Significant remains of a moderately sized, early Romano-British enclosure were uncovered in the fourth field which appears to have occupied the site of a small late Iron Age settlement. Possible late Romano-British agricultural activity was also recorded as well as 19th century ironstone quarries.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Report: Claire McGlenn. 2015. Archaeological Field Evaluation: Gaultney Farm, Desborough. Border Archaeology. 1438 GFDSP. Border Archaeology. [Mapped features: #40385 Trench 1, ; #40386 Trench 2, ; #40387 Trench 3, ; #40388 Trench 4, ; #40389 Trench 5, ; #40390 Trench 6, ; #40391 Trench 7, ; #40392 Trench 8, ; #40393 Trench 9, ; #40394 Trench 10, ; #40395 Trench 11, ; #40396 Trench 12, ; #40397 Trench 13, ; #40398 Trench 14, ; #40399 Trench 15, ; #40400 Trench 16, ; #40401 Trench 17, ; #40402 Trench 18, ; #40403 Trench 19, ; #40404 Trench 20, ; #40405 Trench 21, ; #40406 Trench 22, ; #40407 Trench 23, ; #40408 Trench 24, ; #40409 Trench 25, ; #40410 Trench 26, ; #40411 Trench 27, ; #40412 Trench 28, ; #40413 Trench 29, ; #40414 Trench 30, ; #40415 Trench 31, ; #40416 Trench 32, ; #40417 Trench 33, ; #40418 Trench 34, ; #40419 Trench 35, ; #40420 Trench 36, ; #40421 Trench 37, ; #40422 Trench 38, ; #40423 Trench 39, ; #40424 Trench 40, ; #40425 Trench 41, ; #40426 Trench 42, ; #40427 Trench 43, ; #40428 Trench 44, ; #40429 Trench 45, ; #40430 Trench 46, ; #40431 Trench 47, ; #40432 Trench 48, ; #40433 Trench 49, ]

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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Late C19th Ironstone Quarry (Desborough Iron Ore Co, John Hickman; Stanton Ironworks Co) (Monument)
  • Late Iron Age/Roman settlement, south of Pipewell Road (Monument)

Record last edited

Jun 25 2024 4:34PM

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