To ensure you get the best experience, this website uses cookies.

Learn More

ENN6938 - The Castle, 1972 (Watching brief)

Please read our guidance about the use of Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record data.

Location

Grid reference	SP 7489 6041 (point) Approximate
Civil Parish	NORTHAMPTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Northampton District)

Technique(s)

WATCHING BRIEF

Organisation

Northampton Development Corporation Archaeology Unit

Date

Not recorded.

Description

{1} A watching brief was kept on road widening at Black Lion Hill. A section was cut through a man-made bank- showing various dumps and one pit.

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SNN8956 Journal: Brown A.E. (Editor). 1973. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1972. Bulletin of Northants Federation of Archaeol Socs. 8. University of Leicester. p. 21.
<2> SNN896 Journal: Williams J.H.. 1973. South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (3). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 3. C.B.A.. p. 29.

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

External Links (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

1160 Northampton (Monument)
1160/1 Northampton Castle (Monument)
1160/1/3 Outer Bailey, Northampton Castle (Monument)

Record last edited

Dec 19 2024 6:14PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the website maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.