ENN109103 - Holdenby House, 2015 (Observation)

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Location

Grid reference
Civil Parish HOLDENBY, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

Technique(s)

Organisation

Foundations Archaeology

Date

August-October 2015

Description

Site code: HHHN14. An archaeological watching brief comprised the monitoring of groundwork excavations associated with the restoration of a late 16th century fishpond, known as the 'Elizabethan Pond', which is located to the southwest of Holdenby House. The pond and its environs are scheduled, although works to the west were located outside the scheduled area. The archaeological works identified the presence of a stone-built culvert; various ceramic, metal and plastic drainage pipes and a possible soakaway, in the area around the Elizabethan Pond. A Post-medieval metalled path was also exposed at the eastcorner of the pond. The stone-built culvert was probably related to the 16th - 18th century formal gardens and most likely represented the remains of a water supply conduit, which linked a conduit head, located to the west of the site, to the Holdenby fishponds. A nearby metal silt trap was most likely to have been associated with a later soakaway. Two cut features, which were partially revealed during the course of the groundworks, remained poorly defined and undated. Information from OASIS Online Form.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Report: Hood A.. 2017. Holdenby House, Holdenby, Northamptonshire: Archaeological watching brief, May 2017. Foundations Archaeology fieldwork reports. 1099. Foundations Archaeology.

Map

No mapped location recorded.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Post Medieval Pond, known as The Elizabethan Pond (Monument)

Record last edited

Sep 27 2022 11:56AM

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