Monument record 1359/0/30 - Double-ditched enclosure, possibly Iron Age or Roman

A double ditched sub-rectangular enclosure is visible on aerial photographs, which is possibly of Iron Age or Roman in date. An ironstone quarry cuts through the middle of the enclosure from northwest to southeast.

{1}Enclosure (SP 923693), W. of Stone Cross Cottage on Northampton Sand at 76m above OD. An air photograph shows a sub-rectangular enclosure, curved at one end.
{2} Air photos taken in 1970 show 2 right angles lengths of ditch, one within the other.

{3} Aerial photography 1982, double ditched rectangular enclosure.

{5} The double ditched enclosure described above {1} was mapped as part of the Bedford Borough NMP project from aerial photographs. An ironstone quarry cuts through the middle of the enclosure from northwest to southeast.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.167/Site 6 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<2> HOLLOWELL R., 1971, Aerial Photography and Fieldwork in the Upper Nene Valley, 6/18 (checked) (Journal). SNN106546.

<3> Foard G.; Richardson D., 1983, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1982 (Aerial Photography), 18/182 (checked) (Notes). SNN100412.

<4> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, NCCAP:SP9269/001 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<5> Oblique Aerial Photograph, NHC 2280-23 17-JUN-1983 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN111738.

<6> Oblique Aerial Photograph, CUCAP ZE15 30-JUN-1959 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN111738.

<7> Bedford Borough Council HER, Undated, Bedford Borough NMP, MD003015 (Archive). SNN113023.

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Feb 25 2025 6:21PM