ENN108414 - 173 Watling Street, Towcester 2015 (Test Pit)
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Location
| Grid reference | SP 6928 4862 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TOWCESTER, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
KDK Archaeology Ltd
Date
Not recorded.
Description
{1} A single test pit was excavated. The upper fills comprised modern and post-medieval deposits, below which was a layer of dark earth, which may a post-Roman build of material seen elsewhere in the town. The natural geology was not reached at 2.5m below modern ground level.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SNN110588 Report: Rouse, C.. 2015. Archaeological evaluation: Land adjacent to 173 Watling Street, Towcester, Northamptonshire, 2015. KDK Archaeology Fieldwork Report. 104. KDK Archaeology.
- <2> SNN111326 Journal: Horne, B (editor). 2016. South Midlands Archaeology (46). CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER. 46. CBA. p. 34.
- <3> SNN111954 Digital archive: KDK Archaeology. 2018. Land adjacent to 173 Watling Street, Towcester, Northamptonshire. Archaeological Evaluation. https://doi.org/10.5284/1049649.
External Links (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- 727/0/147 Probable early Roman floor surface and occupation layer, Watling Street (Monument)
Record last edited
Feb 17 2025 8:53AM
