ENN5731 - Cinema site, Towcester 1984 (Trial trench)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 6937 4851 (50m by 62m) (16 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TOWCESTER, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Northamptonshire Archaeology Unit
Date
February 1984
Description
{1} Trial trenching took place at the former cinema site in Towcester on two occasions in 1983 and two occasions in 1984 in an attempt to locte the southern defences of Lactodurum. The first two days trenching took place when the cinema was still standing and the area available was limited. Roman boundary ditches, perpendicular to Watling Street, and possibly part of the Roman and, later, Civil War, defences were identified.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SNN110504 Report: Northamptonshire Archaeological Unit. 1984. Trial trenching on the cinema site at Towcester, 1983-4. Northamptonshire Archaeol. checked.
- <2> SNN60159 Article: Woodfield C.. 1992. The Defences of Towcester, Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 24. Northants Archaeology Soc. p. 29-32.
- <3> SNN100404 Report: Dix B.(ed). 1985. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1983-4. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 20. Northants Archaeology Soc. p. 152.
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Record last edited
Dec 19 2024 6:03PM
