Monument record 3591/0/5 - Late Iron Age/Roman settlement

Crop/soilmark: Non-destructive fieldwork A rectangular enclosure investigated by geophysical survey and trial trench excavation. Heavily truncated by 19th/20th century ironstone quarrying

{1}Magnetometer survey and trial excavation confirmed presence of late Iron Age / Roman enclosure previously identified by cropmark and fieldwalking.The geophysical survey identified linear anomalies, probably ditches, which formed three sides of a rectangular enclosure some 46m wide; no evidence for ditch to form fourth side of the enclosure.A ditch of 800mm wide and 600mm deep was identified in trench cutting through area of enclosure, this contained Roman pottery. Features within the enclosure including 4 pits and 3 gullies contained Iron Age and Romano-British pottery. No evidence for north-east boundary ditch. Truncated remains of two parallel ditches found within further trench - contained single sherds of Iron Age and Roman pottery respectively.

{2}Stage three - metal detecting and trial excavation confirmed presence of Iron Age and Roman remains largly truncated and partially destroyed by 19th century quarrying.

{4} Cropmark of a possible enclosure; NCCAP:SP8869/1-5.

<1> Webster, M. Hylton, T, Morris, S. & Parry, S., 1996, Redhill Farm Phase 2, Wellingborough, Northants: Archaeological evaluation, June 1996 (Report). SNN111692.

<2> Parry S., 1996, Redhill Farm, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire: Phase II Archaeological Evaluation, (unchecked) (Report). SNN72527.

<2a> WEBSTER M., 1997, SMR REPORT FORM, (unchecked) (Notes). SNN49271.

<3> Chapman A., 1996-97, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1996-7, p215 Wellingborough (Checked) (Notes). SNN104580.

<4> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, Used with NMR & CUCAP collections (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<5> Webster, M, Baker, T, and Parry, S, 1996, Redhill Farm Phase II, Wellingborough, Northants: Archaeological Evaluation, Stage 3 (Report). SNN112051.

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