ENN12034 - Raunds Area Project: Smiths Containers, 1987 (Excavation)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 9960 7229 (80m by 55m) Centred on
Civil Parish RAUNDS, North Northamptonshire (formerly East Northants District)

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Organisation

Northamptonshire Archaeology Unit

Date

Not recorded.

Description

{2} Small scale excavation undertaken in the gardens of Broadfield House and an adjacent pasture field during the expansion of the factory. Extensive 18th-19th century limestone quarries were revealed on the valley side. On the upper valley side a number of early-middle Saxon pits (possibly associated with tree clearance) were excavated and a possible late Saxon plot possibly aligned on Grove Street.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> SMR Report Form: Parry S.. 1988. Raunds Area Project: Smiths Containers. January 1988. (checked).
  • <2> Book: Parry S. et al. 2006. Raunds Area Survey: An Archaeological Study of The Landscape of Raunds, Northamptonshire 1985-94. EH, NCC, Oxbow Books. p. 240 (Site 29/12).

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Related Monuments/Buildings (4)

  • Possible Late Saxon Close (Monument)
  • Post Medieval & Modern Quarries (Monument)
  • Raunds (Monument)
  • Saxon &/or Medieval Pits & Gullies (Monument)

Record last edited

Dec 13 2024 4:01PM

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