Monument record 4466/0/1 - Probable prehistoric/Roman rectilinear enclosure

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Summary

Cropmarks: rectangular and linear features

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

{1} NCCAP:SP7265/11+12+19(+);

{2} Linear ditches lie close to the parish boundary with Church Brampton. Air photographs (in the NMR) show a group of linear ditches, but one is a modern pipeline and another an old hedge. The earlier ditches form no coherent pattern but may be associated with other features immediately to the SW.


<1> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, Used with NMR & CUCAP collections (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. 19/site 5 (Series). SNN77381.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, 76NW25 (Index). SNN443.

<4> Hollowell R., 1970, Hollowell Photographic Collection (Archive). SNN101398.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph(s): Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs. Used with NMR & CUCAP collections.
  • <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. 19/site 5.
  • <3> Index: Ordnance Survey. 1950s/1960s. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. Ordnance Survey. 76NW25.
  • <4> Archive: Hollowell R.. 1970. Hollowell Photographic Collection.

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7256 6549 (120m by 133m) Central

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • NRHE HOB UID: 343478

Record last edited

Feb 4 2025 7:22PM

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