Monument record 2458/0/2 - Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation)

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Summary

Crop/soilmark: Good quality photography

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

{1} Cropmarks of a sub-rectangular enclosure, with another probable enclosure to the north-west, and part of a third to the south-east.

{2} Cropmarks of a sub-rectangular enclosure and two further possible enclosures, one to its north-west, the other to its south-east. NCCAP:SP9180/001-2+5.

{3} Air photography of 1970 shows a sub-rectangular enclosure, with hints of other cropmarks, including a further possible (square) enclosure to the south-east.


<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.51/Site 1 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77380.

<2> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, Used with NMR & CUCAP collections (Photographs). SNN104822.

<3> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1971, Aerial Photography and Fieldwork in The Upper Nene Valley: A Record of Fifteen Years' Work, (unchecked) (Journal). SNN69712.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1979. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 2. HMSO. p.51/Site 1 (unchecked).
  • <2> Photographs: Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs. Used with NMR & CUCAP collections.
  • <3> Journal: Brown A.E. (Editor). 1971. Aerial Photography and Fieldwork in The Upper Nene Valley: A Record of Fifteen Years' Work. Bulletin of Northants Federation of Archaeol Socs. 6. University of Leicester. (unchecked).

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 9130 8027 (26m by 24m) Central
Civil Parish GRAFTON UNDERWOOD, North Northamptonshire (formerly Kettering District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jan 7 2022 9:28AM

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