ENN12316 - FINA Pipeline Project, 1990 (Watching brief)

{2} A new oil pipeline was laid through Northamptonshire in 1990 and during its construction the oil company, FINA plc, financed a programme of archaeological recording along the route. The main contractors were Wessex Archaeological Trust but they in turn used locally based sub contractors to carry out some of the fieldwork. All soil stripping along the corridor was watched by archaeological inspectors and any exposed features of archaeological interest were covered to prevent further damage. Trial trenching on the line of the trench was carried out only at Denford and Lyveden. The pipeline trench itself was only open for a short period and there was little opportunity to record features exposed in section. However, additional cleaning and recording was undertaken at a number of sites along the corridor, after the trench had been backfilled. These additional recording activities are recorded separately.