Monument record 3066/1/2 - Possible Iron Age palisade
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{1} Two lines of postholes were recorded c3.5m to the west of the parallel ditches and roughly parallel with its edge. One line comprised nine post holes, 0.3-0.45m wide by up to 0.30m deep, and from c.0.6 to 1m apart from centre to centre. The other line comprised seven postholes of comparable dimensions, but regularly spaced at intervals of c.1m from centre to centre.
The postholes survived only in those areas where mechanical stripping had been least severe, and hence might originally have been the foundations of a continuous palisade. None produced any evidence of date, but their positioning relative to the parallel ditches may imply contemporaneity.
<1> JACKSON D.A.; KNIGHT D., 1985, An Early Iron Age and Beaker Site Near Gretton, Northamptonshire, 20/67-86 (checked) (Article). SNN70122.
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- <1> SNN70122 Article: JACKSON D.A.; KNIGHT D.. 1985. An Early Iron Age and Beaker Site Near Gretton, Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 20. Northants Archaeology Soc. 20/67-86 (checked).
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Location
| Grid reference | SP 9077 9439 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GRETTON, North Northamptonshire (formerly Corby District) |
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- None recorded
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- None recorded
Record last edited
Jul 16 2024 10:57AM
