ENN4269 - Watling Street, 1977 (Excavation)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 5735 7241 (70m by 140m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KILSBY, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District) |
| Civil Parish | CRICK, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
University of Leicester Dept of Adult Education
Date
August 1977
Description
{1} A trench 23.77m long and 3m wide was dug by hand across the line of Watling Street. At the end of the excavation, natural was tested by a JCB to a depth of 1.5 m and slight test extensions were dug with the machine, at both ends of the trench. {2} A trench 25m long was cut across Watling Street at SP57397234. A machine cut trial trench was excavated 150m to the north.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SNN112177 Article: Brown, A E and Hannan, A. 1978. Watling Street and the Gartree Road: some work on two Roman roads in Northamptonshire.. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 13. Northants Archaeology Soc. 13/87-92 (checked).
- <2> SNN15457 Note: 1979. CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER. CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER. 9. 9/9.
External Links (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (6)
- 9826 Open Field System, Kilsby (Monument)
- 9826/0/15 Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument)
- 5533/0/1 Prehistoric Flints, Watling Street (Monument)
- 447/1 Watling Street Roman Road (Margary Routes 1e & 1f) (Monument)
- 447/1/1 Watling Street: Section at SP573725 (Monument)
- 447/1/2 Watling Street: Section at SP574723 (Monument)
Record last edited
Dec 19 2024 5:51PM
