Monument record 589/2/5 - Medieval Ditch (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation)

Earthwork: Non-destructive fieldwork

{2} Below the castle, at the bottom of the spur and curving round its base, is a large bank with a broad ditch on its souther uphill side. The bank is between 1m and 2.5m high, with the greatest elevation at its ends. At its south-east end the ditch broadens out into a wide depression, with what appear to be quarry pits above it. The ridga dn furrow to the north terminates well short of the bank which is therefore contemporary with or older than the medieval ploughing. NO date or function can be assigned to this feature.

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

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.163-4 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

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Jan 12 2010 4:34PM