ENN12373 - Brackley Castle, 1991 (Trial trench)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 5818 3648 (67m by 48m) Transfer
Civil Parish BRACKLEY, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District)

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Oxford Archaeology South (formerly OAU)

Date

November 1991

Description

{1} Field evaluation on the site of Brackley Castle, a motte and bailey earthwork. Three trenches were placed on the motte and a fourth was located in the bailey. Archaeological deposits were encountered in one of the trenches in the centre of the motte; a sondage revealed up to 0.15m of stratigraphy. No features were encountered in the bailey trench. Site code: BKCS 91.

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  • <1> Report: OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGY UNIT. 1991. Brackley Castle Archaeological Evaluation 1991. Oxford Archaeology Unit Fieldwork Reports. Oxford Archaeology. (unchecked).

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Related Monuments/Buildings (4)

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  • Castle Hill (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) checked (Monument)

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