ENN108170 - Brockhall Road 2015 (Trial trench)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 6439 6077 (125m by 277m) (10 map features)
Civil Parish FLORE, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

Technique(s)

Organisation

MOLA Northampton (formerly Northamptonshire Archaeology)

Date

October 2015

Description

{1} The trial trenching identified furrows indicative of ridge and furrow cultivation. These match three distinct furlongs previously recorded in the area of proposed development. Four irregular linear and parallel ditches were present and contained post-medieval material. No other features of archaeological interest were present.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY Report: Chinnock, C. & Jarvis, L.. 2015. Archaeological trial trench evaluation on land at Brockhall Road, Flore, Northamptonshire, October 2015. Museum of London Arch. (MOLA) Fieldwork Reports. 15/210. MOLA Northampton. [Mapped feature: #23759 ]
  • <2> Journal: Horne, B (editor). 2016. South Midlands Archaeology (46). CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER. 46. CBA. p. 41.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument)
  • Possible post-medieval field boundaries (Monument)
  • Ridge and furrow remains (Monument)

Record last edited

Jan 16 2023 4:30PM

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