Monument record 374/2/1 - Medieval Settlement Earthworks (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation)

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Summary

Earthwork: Non-destructive fieldwork

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Full Description

{2} The remains consist of the north part of a rectangular enclosure bounded by a degraded scarp only 0.25 to 1m high, with traces of an inner bank in places. There is a small gap in the north-east corner, partly blocked by another scarp which turns and runs eastward down the hillside. The interior is uneven and disturbed by what appear to be quarry pits, although a sunken rectangular feature in the north-west corner may be the site of a former building. On the east, a low bank, which extends down the hillside and which then returns south as a slight scarp, is perhaps an outer and later enclosure. Earthwork plan: Fig.81.


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

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.103 Site 1 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Photographs: Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs. Used with NMR & CUCAP collections.
  • <2> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1981. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 3. HMSO. p.103 Site 1 (checked).

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 51773 58181 (139m by 110m) Approximate
Civil Parish HELLIDON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Aug 2 2013 11:47AM

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