ENN11101 - Land east of Knuston Hall, 1971-3 (Rescue excavation)
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Location
| Grid reference | SP 9430 6600 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | IRCHESTER, North Northamptonshire (formerly Wellingborough District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Private
Date
Not recorded.
Description
{1} Emergency excavation, circa 1971, over an area of 5.7 ha, of a large RB industrial site by P J Woods, prior to the construction of a playing field, revealed a complex of enclosures, pits and ditches (mostly dated to the 1st and 2nd centuries AD), hearths, traces of huts and "all the other remains of a major Roman industrial site". The remains of several R B pottery kilns, of a type found at Hardingstone, Quinton and Longthorpe; ie they were built above ground and had a floor of kiln bars resting on movable clay supports and a dome probably of turf were found.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SNN39980 Report: Woods P.J.; Hastings S.. 1984. Rushden: The Early Fine Wares. Northants. County Council.
- <2>XY SNN77380 Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1979. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 2. HMSO. p. 90-91/site 4. [Mapped feature: #41483 Most likely inaccurate, ]
- <3> SNN113112 Note: Wright, R P, and Hassall, M V C. 1972. Roman Britain in 1971. BRITANNIA. 3. Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies. p. 322-6 & Fig 9.
- <4> SNN113032 Note: Frere, S S, Hassall, M W C, and Tomlin, R S O. 1974. Roman Britain in 1973. BRITANNIA. 5. Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies. p. 265-8.
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Record last edited
May 22 2025 9:32AM
