Monument record 3727/0/5 - Iron Age Pit Alignment

Pit alignment identified as a cropmark on aerial photographs. Several pits in this alignment were excavated during gravel extraction between 1976-1980. the alignment is almost certainly a continuation of one identified to the east [HER 3727/0/7]. Three of the eleven pits overlay vestiges of earlier pits. A double pit is unusual but may be the result of gangwork

{1} Excavation of an Iron Age pit alignment by D.Jackson. The pits were of even depth and spacing, with squared corners. Two periods of pits were identified. The alignment was cut by the ditch of an Iron Age enclosure.

{4} Cropmark of pit alignment.

{5}Several pits in this alignment were excavated during gravel extraction between 1976-1980. The alignment is almost certainly a continuation of one identified to the east [HER 3727/0/7]. Three of the eleven pits overlay vestiges of earlier pits. A double pit is unusual but may be the result of gangwork

<1> HALL D.N., 1978, South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (8), p.4 (unchecked) (Newsletter). SNN60830.

<2> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1978, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1977, p.179 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN2192.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.199 Site 7 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77382.

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

<5> Jackson D.A., 1995, Archaeology at Grendon Quarry, Northamptonshire: Part 2, Other Prehistoric, Iron Age and Later Sites Excavated in 1974-5, and Further Observations Between 1976-80, p. 9 (Report). SNN70994.

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Oct 26 2022 12:53PM