ENN6622 - Duston Roman Town Excavations, 1976 (Watching brief)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 732 604 (225m by 242m)
Civil Parish NORTHAMPTON
Unitary Authority West Northamptonshire

Technique(s)

Organisation

Northampton Development Corporation Archaeology Unit

Date

Not recorded.

Description

Part of archaeological excavations in the Sixfields area undertaken by John Williams. The watching brief covered all the area to the east of the main excavations and much of it had been badly disturbed by the time recording was carried out; consequently much ephemeral evidence had already been lost.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Notes: Taylor J.. 2002. Duston Notes from John Williams archive on the Duston Excavation.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (18)

  • Late Iron Age/Early Roman Ditches & Gullies (Monument)
  • Late Roman Building, Duston Roman Town (Site 2, Trenches A/B/C) (Monument)
  • Late Roman Hoard, Duston Roman Town (Monument)
  • Possible Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age Hut (Monument)
  • Possible Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age Pits & Postholes (Monument)
  • Possible Romano-British Road Route (Towcester to Duston?) (Monument)
  • Probable Late Roman ladder enclosure and cemetery, Duston Roman Town (Monument)
  • Rectangular Timber Building (Monument)
  • Roman Building (Monument)
  • Roman buildings, Duston Roman Town (Monument)
  • Roman Inhumations (Monument)
  • Roman Town at Duston (Monument)
  • Romano-British Road, Duston Roman Town (Monument)
  • Stone Building (Monument)
  • Stone Building Within Roman Town at Duston (Monument)
  • Stone Building, Duston Roman Town (Monument)
  • Traces of Stone Building Within Duston Roman Town (Monument)
  • Unstratified Neolithic & Bronze Age Finds Scattered Over Wide Area on North Side of Nene Valley (Find Spot)

Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)

  • Duston Roman Town Excavations, 1970-79 (Site 1 Weedon Road) (Ref: 4726001)

Record last edited

Jun 3 2026 11:36AM

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