ENN7249 - The Mounts/Overstone Road, 1973 (Excavation)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7576 6086 (11m by 19m)
Civil Parish NORTHAMPTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Northampton District)

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Northampton Development Corporation Archaeology Unit

Date

January 1973

Description

{1} A small excavation was undertaken in 1973 at the junction of the Mounts and Overstone Road uncovered the probable foundations of two periods of wall with a shallow ditch about 8m wide and 2m deep to the north.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1985. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 5 (+Microfiche). H.M.S.O.. p. 330.
  • <2> Article: Brown A.E. (Editor). 1974. Archaeology In Northamptonshire 1973. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 9. Northants. Arch. Society. p. 107.
  • <3> Index: Shaw M.; Williams J.. 1971-1981. Northampton Development Corporation SMR Record Cards. NDC. M116.
  • <4> Article: Williams J.H.. 1982. Four Small Excavations on Northampton's Medieval Defences. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 17. Northants Archaeology Soc. p. 63-5.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

  • Defences at Upper Mounts/St Michael's Road (Monument)
  • Northampton (Monument)
  • Northampton's Medieval & Post Medieval Town Wall and Defences (Monument)

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Feb 20 2025 11:42AM

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