ENN7142 - Moor End Castle, 1992 (Excavation)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7540 4466 (25m by 54m) Transfer
Civil Parish YARDLEY GOBION, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District)

Technique(s)

Organisation

Northamptonshire Archaeology Unit

Date

April-May 1992

Description

{1} Archaeological observation undertaken as part of the Salcey to Deanshanger water mains duplication within the Scheduled Monument of Moor End Castle. No features of medieval date were present within the pipeline working strip but a modern dump of material uncovered at the south-west end of the trench could have been introduced previously to infill a small pond beside the moat.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Report: STEADMAN S.. 1992. Archaeological Recording at Moor End Castle, Yardley Gobion, April 1992. Northamptonshire Archaeology Fieldwork Reports. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY C. (checked).
  • <2> Report: STEADMAN S.. 1992. Archaeological Recording of Land to the East of Grafton Regis and at Moor End Castle, Yardley Gobion. Northamptonshire Archaeology Fieldwork Reports. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY C. (part checked).
  • <3> SMR Report Form: STEADMAN S.. 1992. SMR Report Form. (checked).
  • <4> Journal: Pike, A (ed). 1993. South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (23). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 23. C.B.A.. p. 49-50.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Medieval ponds (Monument)
  • Moor End (Monument)
  • Moor End Castle (Monument)

Record last edited

Dec 19 2024 10:19AM

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