ENN5798 - GPO Telephone Exchange, 1967 (Watching brief)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 6904 4887 (68m by 33m) Transfer |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TOWCESTER, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Private
Date
Not recorded.
Description
{2} The SW town defences were exposed in contractors works; the wall had been almost entirely robbed away, but the profile of the ditch was visible. {3} Building extension has revealed the profile of the ditch and corner of the SW defences of the town. Wall almost completely robbed away. Complete 2nd century pots and much domestic debris and pottery in disturbance above walls.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SNN60159 Article: Woodfield C.. 1992. The Defences of Towcester, Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 24. Northants Archaeology Soc. (unchecked).
- <2> SNN114201 Article: Wilson, D R, & Wright, R P. 1969. Roman Britain in 1968. The Journal of Roman Studies. 59 1/2. p. 219.
- <3> SNN58198 Article: Brown A.E. (Ed.). 1969. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1967/68 (Roman). Bulletin of Northants Federation of Arch Societies. 3. Mercury Press. p. 18.
External Links (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- 726/4/1 Roman Defences at Lactodorum: north-west corner (Monument)
Record last edited
Dec 19 2024 6:04PM
