ENN111436 - The Bungalow, A6 Irthlingborough Bypass, 2024 (Trial trench)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 9468 7141 (252m by 175m) (18 map features)
Civil Parish IRTHLINGBOROUGH
Unitary Authority North Northamptonshire

Technique(s)

Organisation

MOLA Northampton (formerly Northamptonshire Archaeology)

Date

April 2024

Description

MOLA was commissioned to undertake archaeological evaluation through informative trial trench evaluation to land at Litchfield Farm. The findings of 18 trial trenches largely corroborated the geophysical survey, confirming the location of Iron Age ditches that may represent a field system in the southern part of the site.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Report: Adam Douthwaite and Sara Farey. 2024. Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation on land at Litchfield Farm, Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire April 2024. MOLA Northampton. 24/045. MOLA. [Mapped features: #42430 Trench 1, ; #42431 Trench 2, ; #42432 Trench 3, ; #42433 Trench 4, ; #42434 Trench 5, ; #42435 Trench 6, ; #42436 Trench 7, ; #42437 Trench 8, ; #42438 Trench 9, ; #42439 Trench 10, ; #42440 Trench 11, ; #42441 Trench 12, ; #42442 Trench 13, ; #42443 Trench 14, ; #42444 Trench 15, ; #42445 Trench 16, ; #42446 Trench 17, ; #42447 Trench 18, ]

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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • 19th and 20th century limeworks (Monument)
  • Iron Age and early Roman period activity, near Litchfield Farm (Monument)

Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (1)

  • Bungalow, A6 Irthlingborough Bypass, 2023 (Geophysical survey) (Ref: Report: 24/015)

Record last edited

Feb 6 2026 10:22AM

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