Monument record 4642/0/1 - Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation)

Crop/soilmark: Good quality photography

{2} Squarish or sub-rectangular enclosure of c.2 acres. To the north are faint crop marks of what may be further enclosures attached to it.

{3} Enclosure (SP 727550) lies in the N of the parish, on Upper Lias Clay at 80 m. above OD. Air Photographs (not seen by RCHM) are said to show a rectangular enclosure of just under 1 hectare, perhaps with other enclosures attached to it on the north.

{5} Trial trench excavation confirmed the existence of the enclosure, although late medieval pottery was recovered from the upper ditch fills

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

<2> 1971, Northamptonshire Archaeology, 6/3 (checked) (Journal). SNN16200.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.17/site 2 (Series). SNN77382.

<4> Davies, R., 2016, Geophysical Survey Report: Rail Central, Milton Malsor, Northamptonshire (Report). SNN111831.

<5> Barton, T., 2018, Rail central, Milton Malsor, Northamptonshire: Archaeological evaluation, Summary report (Report). SNN111747.

Record last edited

Jan 22 2020 2:06PM