Monument record 3398/0/19 - Possible Medieval Pond (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation)

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Summary

Earthwork: Non-destructive fieldwork

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

{3} Earthworks lying between the green and the church. Very slight and with no overall pattern. However a series of rectangular paddocks, bounded by scarps and banks all under 0.5m high, are visible, as well as a number of building platforms. All the remains had been abandoned by 1829.


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

<2> 1829, Brafield Enclosure Map, (unchecked) (Map). SNN105649.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.9 site 32 9checked) (Series). SNN77380.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Photographs: Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs. Used with NMR & CUCAP collections.
  • <2> Map: 1829. Brafield Enclosure Map. (unchecked).
  • <3> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1979. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 2. HMSO. p.9 site 32 9checked).

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 8210 5901 (23m by 12m) Central
Civil Parish BRAFIELD ON THE GREEN, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Dec 11 2014 2:49PM

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