ENN6613 - Hunsbury Hillfort, 1988 (Excavation)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7376 5843 (6m by 5m) Transfer
Civil Parish NORTHAMPTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Northampton District)

Technique(s)

Organisation

Northamptonshire Archaeology Unit

Date

January-March 1988

Description

One trench excavated on the north rampart.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Article: JACKSON D.. 1994. Excavations of the hillfort defences at Hunsbury, Northampton, in 1952 and 1988. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGY. 25. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ARCHAEOL. p. 1-20.
  • <2> Article: Musgrave E.C.; Tingle M. (editors). 1991. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1990. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 23. Northants Archaeology Soc. 23/108 (checked).
  • <3> Article: Dix B.. 1992. Recent Work in Northamptonshire Archaeology. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 24. Northants Archaeology Soc. 24/121 (checked).
  • <4> Journal: Pike, A (ed). 1989. South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (19). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 19. C.B.A.. p. 27.
  • <5> Article: Andy Chapman & Dennis Jackson. 2023. A review of the structure and date of the iron age hillfort rampart on Hunsbury Hill, Northampton. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 42. Northamptonshire Archaeological Society. P. 55-66.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Hunsbury Hillfort (Monument)
  • Iron Age Ramparts Around Timber Box Structure (Monument)

Record last edited

Dec 19 2024 6:10PM

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