ENN108730 - Delapre Abbey electricity main 2016 (Observation)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7565 5919 (315m by 16m)
Civil Parish NORTHAMPTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Northampton District)

Technique(s)

Organisation

Iain Soden Heritage Services

Date

February-March 2016

Description

{1}Observation of a deep and narrow service trench; although no archaeological features were observed, the largely unabraded nature of the few sherds found of Roman pottery suggest there may be relatively undisturbed archaeological contexts nearby. In date they may be of 2nd – 3rd century. {2} Plan;

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Report: Soden I. 2016. Delapré Abbey Interim Report: Investigation of the line of a new electricity main within the Battlefield of Northampton, at Delapré Abbey, February-March 2016. Iain Soden Heritage Services fieldwork reports. Iain Soden Heritage. https://doi.org/10.5284/1043063.
  • <2> Report: Soden, I and Prentice, J. with a contribution by Meadows, I. 2019. Archaeological monitoring, excavation, building recording and analysis at Delapre Abbey, Northampton 2014-19. Iain Soden Heritage Services fieldwork reports. Iain Soden Heritage.
  • <3> Journal: Crank, N. (Editor). 2017. South Midlands Archaeology (47). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 47. CBA. p. 37.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Battle of Northampton (Wars of The Roses, 1460) (Monument)
  • Early Roman kilns, Delapre (Monument)

Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)

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Jul 25 2024 1:12PM

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