ENN110376 - HS2: Thorpe Mandeville, 2018 (Trial trench)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 5412 4478 (792m by 613m)
Civil Parish THORPE MANDEVILLE, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District)

Technique(s)

Organisation

MOLA Headland Infrastructure (MHI)

Date

September 2018-November 2018

Description

{1} Over the course of the evaluation 121 trial trenches were excavated on the Site: 73 targeting geophysical anomalies and 48 trenches distributed across the remainder of the site. Archaeological features were recorded in only 34 of the trenches. Two mid-late Iron Age enclosures were situated in the north-western and the south-western parts of the site. A third enclosure, situated in the north-eastern part of the site also evidenced by a pattern of ditches enclosing occasional pits, was dated to the early Roman period.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Report: Olchowska, K. 2019. Archaeological trial trenching at Thorpe Mandeville, Sulgrave Road, Thorpe Mandeville Cutting (AC310/5).. Fusion MHI fieldwork report. AC310/5. Fusion MHI.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (4)

  • Possible early Roman settlement, Late Iron Age ditch (Monument)
  • Possible mid-late Iron Age settlement, east of Thorpe Mandeville (Monument)
  • Probable prehistoric and/or Roman settlement, south-west of Magpie Farm (Monument)
  • Roman Settlement, east of Thorpe Mandeville (Monument)

Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (1)

  • HS2: Thorpe Mandeville, 2021 (Excavation) (Ref: Site code: 1C20THOAR)

Record last edited

Dec 6 2024 12:33PM

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