Monument record 706/2/2 - Possible post medieval tree avenue (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) checked

Earthwork: Non-destructive fieldwork

{2} A broad terrace some 10m across and bounded by low scarps continues north east on the alignment of the north west side of the pond (706/2/1). At its north east end the terrace narrows into a low bank. The feature has trhe appearance of a driveway leading to the castle, but because of the existence of the pond at its south west end this is unlikely. A more plausible explanation is that it marks an avenue of trees which lay across the park. Difficult to date but perhaps of the later 17th or early 18th century.

<1> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, Used with NMR & CUCAP collections (Photographs). SNN104822.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.86 site 9 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

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Sep 28 2011 10:54AM