ENN110859 - Kettering East Solar Park, 2022 (Geophysical survey)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 9257 7474 (2095m by 1563m)
Civil Parish KETTERING, North Northamptonshire (formerly Kettering District)

Technique(s)

Organisation

MOLA Northampton (formerly Northamptonshire Archaeology)

Date

September-October 2022

Description

The survey detected two small rectilinear enclosures containing roundhouses, probably dating from the Iron Age. The presence of these remains had previously been inferred from cropmarks. Extensive medieval ridge and furrow cultivation and the remains of a demolished 19th-century farmhouse were also detected.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Report: Walford, J & Meadows, A. 2022. Archaeological geophysical survey for the proposed Kettering East Solar Park, Northamptonshire, September-October 2022. MOLA Northampton. 22/098. MOLA Northampton.
  • <2> Digital archive: MOLA Northampton. 2024. Data from a Magnetometer Survey at Kettering East Solar Farm, North Northamptonshire, September-October 2022. https://doi.org/10.5284/1122720. ads Collection:1006573. MOLA Northampton. https://doi.org/10.5284/1122720.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Probable Iron Age and/or Roman settlement, Burton Wold (Monument)

Record last edited

Sep 11 2024 4:33PM

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