ENN109483 - Delapre Abbey gas main, 2016 (Minor excavation)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7592 5912 (4m by 4m)
Civil Parish NORTHAMPTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Northampton District)

Technique(s)

Organisation

Iain Soden Heritage Services

Date

Not recorded.

Description

{1} Minor excavation undertaken as part of the wider investigations during the renovation of Delapre Abbey. A group of Roman vessels was identified during the excavation of a new gas main; the trench was subsequently widened to fully expose the Roman pits, which were then excavated.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> 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. p. 12-16.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Probable Roman cremation burial, Delapre Abbey (Monument)

Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jul 20 2021 3:03PM

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