ENN109787 - Grafton Underwood Solar Farm, 2020 (Trial trench)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 9230 8151 (1899m by 871m)
Civil Parish GRAFTON UNDERWOOD, North Northamptonshire (formerly Kettering District)

Technique(s)

Organisation

Cotswold Archaeology (formerly Cotswold Archaeological Trust)

Date

January 2020

Description

CA Project: MK0184 {1} Fifty-six trial trenches were excavated to inform a planning application for a proposed solar farm (KET/2019/0369). The evaluation identified archaeological remains concentrated in the south-western part of the site, comprising four Iron Age ditches and one Roman ditch.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Report: Pirisino, D, and Whelan, A. 2020. Grafton Underwood Solar Farm, Northamptonshire: Archaeological Evaluation. Cotswold Archaeology Reports. MK0184_1. Cotswold Archaeology.
  • <2> Digital archive: Cotswold Archaeology. 2021. Site Images from an Archaeological Evaluation at Grafton Underwood Solar Farm, Northamptonshire 2020. https://doi.org/10.5284/1084966. ADS Collection: 3956.
  • <3> Journal: Crank, N. (Editor). 2021. South Midlands Archaeology (51). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 51. C.B.A.. p. 53.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Probable Iron Age/early Roman site, south of Warkton Common (Monument)
  • Probable Iron Age/early Roman site, south of Warkton Common (Monument)

Record last edited

Sep 21 2023 4:17PM

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