ENN111342 - Area A, Earls Barton Spinney Quarry, 2023 (Excavation and Trial Trench)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 8369 6256 (141m by 36m) (5 map features)
Civil Parish EARLS BARTON
Unitary Authority North Northamptonshire

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Organisation

PCAS Archaeology

Date

November 2023 - April 2024

Description

Archaeological mitigation of Area A exposed six ditches, some of which intercutting and two pits sealed by a thick alluvium horizon. No dating evidence was recovered but based on information from surrounding investigations, it is believed that the features date to the Iron Age and Roman period.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Report: Elisa Vecchi. 2024. AREA A, EARLS BARTON SPINNEY QUARRY, GRENDON ROAD, EARLS BARTON, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL MITIGATION. PCAS Archaeology fieldwork report. 2847. PCAS Archaeology. [Mapped features: #42416 Excavation Area, ; #42417 Trench 1B, ; #42418 Trench 3B, ; #42419 Trench 5B, ; #42420 Trench 6, ]

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Probable Iron Age & Romano-British Settlement (Monument)

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Feb 6 2026 10:13AM

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