ENN109716 - Rail Central, Milton Malsor, 2017 (Trial trench)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7332 5448 (2429m by 2367m)
Civil Parish MILTON MALSOR, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District)

Technique(s)

Organisation

CFA Archaeology

Date

February-November 2017

Description

{1} Trial trench excavation over 293 ha. A total of 733 trenches (most measuring 1.8m by 50m) were excavated. Fifteen archaeological sites dating to the Iron Age, Roman and medieval periods mainly located on a band of sand aligned east-west to the south of Milton Malsor.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY Report: Barton, T.. 2018. Rail central, Milton Malsor, Northamptonshire: Archaeological evaluation, Summary report. CFA Archaeology Fieldwork Reports. MK086/17. CFA Archaeology. [Mapped feature: #28563 733 trenches, MK086/17]
  • <2> Journal: Crank, N. (Editor). 2019. South Midlands Archaeology (49). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 49. C.B.A.. p. 67-8.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (15)

  • Iron Age/Roman settlement, north of Courteenhall Road (Monument)
  • Late Iron Age to Early Roman activity (Monument)
  • Middle Iron Age and Roman settlement, west of Lodge Farm (Monument)
  • Possible Ditch, Undated (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument)
  • Possible Iron Age/Roman enclosure, west of Towcester Road (Monument)
  • Possible prehistoric and/or medieval (?) Settlement, west of Deveron House (Monument)
  • Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument)
  • Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument)
  • Possible Roman field system, east of Gayton Marina (Monument)
  • Possible Roman settlement, north of Manor Farm (Monument)
  • Possible Roman settlement, south of Gayton Road (Monument)
  • Possible Roman-medieval planting beds, south-east of Navigation Cottage (Monument)
  • Probable late Iron Age/early Roman farmstead, north-west of Manor Farm (Monument)
  • Roman settlement, south of Gayton Road (Monument)
  • Undated pond/palaeochannel, west of Towcester Road (Natural Feature)

Record last edited

Aug 26 2022 9:36AM

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