ENN109170 - Braybrooke Substation, 2018 (Trial trench)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7584 8578 (267m by 248m)
Civil Parish BRAYBROOKE, North Northamptonshire (formerly Kettering District)

Technique(s)

Organisation

Oxford Archaeology South (formerly OAU)

Date

September 2018

Description

[1} In September 2018 archaeological evaluation comprising 20 trenches at the site of a proposed substation was undertaken. The evaluation identified two concentrations of archaeological features, situated in the north and south-western parts of the evaluation area. All the features were ditches and it is likely that they represent the boundaries of enclosure complexes or groups of fields. Only two features produced dating evidence - one in the northern group and one in the south-western group. In both instances the pottery was Roman, and further Roman pottery was recovered from the subsoil of a third trench. The small amount of pottery recovered from the site is indicative of peripheral activity, perhaps suggesting that the features were not particularly close to any associated areas of domestic occupation.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Journal: Crank, N. (Editor). 2019. South Midlands Archaeology (49). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 49. C.B.A.. p. 83.
  • <2> Report: Brady, K. 2018. Braybrooke Substation, Northamptonshire: Archaeological Evaluation Report. oxford Archaeology South Fieldwork Reports. 7119. Oxford Archaeology South.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Possible late Iron Age/Roman or Anglo-Saxon field systems, north of Harborough Road (Monument)

Record last edited

Dec 6 2024 2:57PM

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