Monument record 4268/0/120 - Medieval closes (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) checked

Earthwork: Non-destructive fieldwork

{2} Slight traces of a series of long rectangular closes, bounded by much-reduced banks.

{4} Condition survey undertaken on site of Braybrooke castle. Many of the earthworks in good condition, but some parts being actively eroded and worn. Problems identified as stock, prolonged period of dry weather and presence of thorn trees and bushes. Major area of erosion on main fishponds - details given in report.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.12/Site 2 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP78SE13 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<3> Cadman, G., 1995, SMR Report Form, (checked) (SMR Report Form). SNN49968.

<4> Cadman, G., 1995, Braybrooke Castle and Fishponds: Condition Inspection, (checked) (Unpublished Report). SNN109255.

<5> Untitled Source, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN57646.

<6> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, Used with NMR & CUCAP collections (Photographs). SNN104822.

Record last edited

Aug 29 2023 2:59PM