ENN10993 - Kirby Hall Resistivity Survey, 1992 (Resistivity Survey)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 92589 92620 (132m by 212m) Approximate
Civil Parish GRETTON, North Northamptonshire (formerly Corby District)
Civil Parish BULWICK, North Northamptonshire (formerly East Northants District)

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Organisation

English Heritage

Date

July 1992

Description

The resistivity survey successfully identified a palimpsest of anomalies related to the former design of the hall and its gardens. Features included a network of linear features interpreted as a complex drainage system, possible wall footings of a former building on the raised mount directly south of the Great Garden and possible water features. AML Survey Database Reference No.: 20 NB. APPROXIMATE LOCATION ONLY. SURVEY AREA NEEDS RE-DIGITISING WHEN NEW SCANNER INSTALLED!

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Report: Linford N.. 1992. Kirby Hall, Northamptonshire: Report on Geophysical Survey. Ancient Monuments Laboratory Reports. AML 38/92. ENGLISH HERITAGE. (unchecked).
  • <2> Report: Dix B.; Soden I.; Hylton T.. 1995. Kirby Hall and Its Gardens: Excavations in 1987-1994. The Archaeological Journal. 152. Royal Archaeological Inst. p.336-8 (unchecked).
  • <3> Report: Prentice J.; Walker C.; Parry S.. 2012. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment of Kirby Hall, Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire Archaeology Fieldwork Reports. 12/071. N.C.C.. p.15 (part checked).

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Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Kirby (Monument)
  • Kirby Hall (Building)
  • Post Medieval Formal Gardens, Kirby Hall (Monument)

Record last edited

Dec 19 2024 4:12PM

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