Monument record 7782/0/5 - Possible Medieval Field Boundary

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Summary

Ditches of uncertain date seen as cropmarks on air photographs.

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

{1}Indistinct rectangular enclosure confused by geological features (info: G Foard 17/5/1982; Linear ditch and various other marks that are probably geological in origin (Info G Foard 30/6/1982); NCCAP:SP6156/20;

{2} Ditches (SP 615570), on Northampton Sand, at 156 m. above OD. Air photographs (in NMR) show the cropmarks of at least three linear ditches forming no coherent pattern.


<1> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, NCCAP:SP6156/20 (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. 86/Site 2 (Series). SNN77381.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph(s): Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs. NCCAP:SP6156/20.
  • <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. 86/Site 2.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 6138 5667 (156m by 504m) Central
Civil Parish FARTHINGSTONE, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • NRHE HOB UID: 341545

Record last edited

Feb 4 2025 7:28PM

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