ENN109443 - Land near Glebe Farm, Higham Ferrers, 1995 (Geophysical survey)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 9626 7022 (89m by 114m)
Civil Parish HIGHAM FERRERS, North Northamptonshire (formerly East Northants District)

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Organisation

English Heritage

Date

Not recorded.

Description

{1} A geophysical survey was carried out over the cropmark of a suspected barrow at Glebe Farm near Higham Ferrers, Northants in response to a request from the Central Archaeology Service of English Heritage. The aim of the survey was to locate the cropmark feature on the ground, confirm its interpretation as a barrow, and map any additional related internal and external features. Magnetometer and resistivity surveys were carried out and located a series of features of greater complexity and extent than the single ring-ditch anticipated from the cropmark evidence. The results indicate the presence of at least six annular and oval ring-ditches with interrupted circuits and a triangular enclosure. Other possible ditch alignments were also detected, perhaps forming a second enclosure around the ring-ditches. AML Survey Database Reference No.: 580 Survey type: Magnetic susceptibility: multiple traverse Survey type: Magnetometer: recorded grid Survey type: Resistivity: recorded grid Part of the Raunds Area Project for the Central Archaeology Service, survey to determine the nature of a cropmark (CAS No 1344/1/1).

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Report: Payne, A.. 1995. Report on geophysical survey, March 1995; Raunds Area Project: Cropmark 1344/1/1, near Glebe Farm, Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire. Ancient Monuments Laboratory Reports. 37/95. English Heritage.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Probable Iron Age/Roman settlement, near Glebe Farm (Monument)
  • Probable prehistoric roundhouse, near Glebe Farm (Monument)

Record last edited

Apr 21 2023 2:51PM

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