Monument record 1010/0/36 - Post Medieval Earthwork Bank (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation)

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Summary

Earthwork: Good quality photography

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

{2} The earliest earthwork is a linear rampart. Most of it has been used as the bank of an avenue, marked on the 1788 map. It continues towards the south. It is probably the boundary of the first emparkment of 1512.


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

<2> Stamper P., 1998, The Historic Landscape Of Althorp Park - An Outline Of The Designed Landscape, With A Rapid Assessment, p.7 (checked) (Report). SNN100246.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Photographs: Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs. Used with NMR & CUCAP collections.
  • <2> Report: Stamper P.. 1998. The Historic Landscape Of Althorp Park - An Outline Of The Designed Landscape, With A Rapid Assessment. 3 copies. p.7 (checked).

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 6756 6506 (203m by 370m) Central
Civil Parish ALTHORP, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jul 29 2011 11:02AM

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