Monument record 4633/0/1 - Probable Prehistoric Enclosure

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Summary

Air photographs show rectangular enclosure

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

{1}Enclosure (SP 78265581) 600 m. WNW of Preston Deanery church, on Boulder Clay at 82 m. above OD, on the N side of a shallow valley. Air photographs show a rectangular enclosure, 50 m. by 25 m., orientated roughly N-S, with exactly straight sides and right-angled corners. No entrances or interior features are visible.


<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.62/Site 1 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<2> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, CUAP BGC 71 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1979. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 2. HMSO. p.62/Site 1 (checked).
  • <2> Aerial Photograph(s): Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs. CUAP BGC 71.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7826 5578 (61m by 69m) Central
Civil Parish HACKLETON, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • NRHE HOB UID: 343267

Record last edited

Feb 4 2025 7:30PM

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