ENN107968 - M1 Junction 16 (Midway Park), 2015 (Evaluation)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 686 597 (1204m by 522m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HARPOLE, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District) |
| Civil Parish | UPPER HEYFORD, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
MOLA Northampton (formerly Northamptonshire Archaeology)
Date
June-August 2015
Description
Site code: HPLMWP15. MOLA Northampton was commissioned by Midway South to carry out an archaeological trial trench evaluation on land south of A4500 Weedon Road west of Northampton, Northamptonshire prior to the proposed development of the site and following geophysical survey (Walford 2015). Seventy-five trenches were excavated. Archaeological remains were identified in the eastern half of the site. The trial trenching identified two areas of Iron Age rectilinear field system as indicated by the geophysical survey, with a pit alignment, circular enclosures and a probable roundhouse. Two areas of 1st to 4th-century Roman settlement were also identified, including a large rectangular enclosure with rectilinear field systems, a subcircular enclosure and the stone foundations of two structures, probably relating to food-processing activity. The remnant earthwork remains of medieval ridge and furrow cultivation strips were also present in parts of the site. Information from OASIS Online Form.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SNN110359 Report: Finn, C. And Muldowney, M.. 2015. Archaeological evaluation at Midway J16, Northamptonshire June to August 2015. Museum of London Arch. (MOLA) Fieldwork Reports. 15/172. Museum Of London.
- <2> SNN111326 Journal: Horne, B (editor). 2016. South Midlands Archaeology (46). CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER. 46. CBA. p. 41.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (12)
- 6893/0/13 Late Bronze Age to middle Iron Age settlement, Midway (Monument)
- 6893/0/3 Mid-late Romano-British settlement, Midway (Monument)
- 6942/0/2 Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument)
- 6893/0/7 Possible Iron Age/Roman ring ditch (Monument)
- 6893/0/5 Possible Iron Age/Roman sub-circular enclosure (Monument)
- 6893/0/12 Possible middle Iron Age roundhouse (Monument)
- 6893/0/1 Prehistoric pit alignment (Monument)
- 6893/0/2 Prehistoric/Roman rectilinear enclosures/field system (Monument)
- 6893/0/9 Probable Roman building (Monument)
- 6893/0/8 Probable Roman building (Monument)
- 6893/0/11 Probable Roman surface or wall collapse (Monument)
- 6893/0/0 Unstratified Roman brooch (Find Spot)
Record last edited
Oct 12 2022 12:38PM
