ENN4741 - Castle Yard, 1959 (Excavation)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 6170 5630 (10m by 10m) Transfer |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FARTHINGHOE, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District) |
| Civil Parish | FARTHINGSTONE, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Ministry of Public Buildings and Works
Date
May-September 1959
Description
{1} A small excavation was carried out prior to the conversion to arable of the northernmost of the two fields. Two trenches were excavated across the northern line of the defences through the outer bank and ditch and into the outer face of the inner rampart.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SNN104538 Article: Knight D. 1986-7. An Iron Age Hillfort at Castle Yard, Farthingstone, Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 21. Northants Archaeology Soc. p. 31-40.
- <2> SNN28659 Article: Brown, A.E. (Ed.). 1970. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1969 (Prehistoric). Bulletin of Northants Federation of Arch 6+. 4. p. 3-4.
- <3> SNN30185 Journal: 1960. JOURNAL OF THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NATURAL HISTORY SO. JOURNAL OF THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NATURAL HISTORY SO. 34/64+98+99. 34/1960-4/41.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- 783/1 Iron Age Univallate Hillfort (Monument)
Record last edited
Dec 19 2024 5:55PM
