Monument record 2933/0/1 - Possible Prehistoric Enclosure

Cropmark of a rectangular enclosure visible on aerial photos. Date uncertain.

{1} Spratton. Irregular enclosures and ditches at SP711706.

{2} Spratton, SP71207080. Air photograph taken in 1963 shows a sub-rectangular enclosure of c.3 acres, with possibly a smaller squarish enclosure to the south.

{3} Air photos are said to show a large rectangular enclosure about 1.5ha in area. Further enclosures and ditches are said to be visible to the south at SP711706, but these appear to be frost-wedges.

{4} Cropmarks recorded by Hollowell in 1963 and 1967.

{5} A rectangular enclosure and suggested further enclosures at SP711706.

{6} NCCAP:SP7170/013.

<1> Brown, A.E. (Ed.), 1971, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1970 (Air Photography), 5/42 (checked) (Article). SNN32714.

<2> HOLLOWELL R., 1971, Aerial Photography and Fieldwork in the Upper Nene Valley, p.16 (checked) (Journal). SNN106546.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.174 Site 4 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP77SW33 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<5> Northampton Museum Topographical Index, Site List (checked) (Index). SNN1470.

<6> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, Used with NMR & CUCAP collections (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

Record last edited

Feb 4 2025 7:20PM