ENN109556 - Bickerstaffes Road, Towcester, 2019 (Trial trench)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 6918 4847 (47m by 43m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TOWCESTER, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
MOLA Northampton (formerly Northamptonshire Archaeology)
Date
July 2019
Description
{1} Archaeological trial trench excavation in advance of planning application for retirement living homes. Three trenches recorded archaeological features consisting of two ditches, a pit, a metalled surface and stonework that may represent the edge of the agger for Alchester Road or another stone structure, all dated to the Roman period.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1>XY SNN112115 Report: Shipley, A. Archaeological trial trench evaluation on land at Bickerstaffes Road (Water Lane) Towcester, Northamptonshire July 2019. Museum of London Arch. (MOLA) Fieldwork Reports. 19/85. MOLA Northampton. [Mapped features: #29152 Trench 1, ; #29153 Trench 2, ; #29154 Trench 3, ]
- <2> SNN112426 Journal: Crank, N. (Editor). 2020. South Midlands Archaeology (50). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 50. C.B.A.. p. 88.
- <3> SNN113025 Note: Wolframm-Murray, Y. 2021. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 2019. Northamptomshire Archaeology. 41. Northamptonshire Archaeological Society. p. 469.
External Links (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- 726/0/27 Romano-British settlement, Bickerstaffe Road (Monument)
Record last edited
Feb 24 2022 12:19PM
