ENN12400 - Southern Approach Road, 1984 (Trial trench)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 750 596 (100m by 100m) Transfer |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTHAMPTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Northampton District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Northampton Development Corporation Archaeology Unit
Date
Not recorded.
Description
{1} Trial trenching undertaken on the south bank of the Nene opposite the area of the late Saxon town and west of the medieval bridge. Two parallel lines of overlapping, staggered trenches, 1m wide and up to 2.5m deep, were cut by machine for a distance of c250m east-west across the site. No evidence of a causeway or road surface was found, although there were a number of north-south aligned ditches. Pottery of the 12th-13th centuries was recovered from one of the ditches.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SNN100404 Report: Dix B.(ed). 1985. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1983-4. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 20. Northants Archaeology Soc. (unchecked).
- <2> SNN48739 Note: Northamptonshire Archaeological Unit. 1993. SMR REPORT FORM- Southern Approach Road, trial trench.
- <3> SNN1878 Report: HARDY S.. 1985. Northampton Southern Approach Road: Excavation Summary. M451. N.D.C..
- <4> SNN43734 Journal: Pike, A (ed). 1985. South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (15). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 15. p. 68.
External Links (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- 6669/0/1 Medieval Features, Possible Field Boundaries (Monument)
Record last edited
Dec 19 2024 6:17PM
