Monument record 448/0/1 - Possible Prehistoric/Romano-British Enclosure
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Summary
Double ditched enclosure on air photographs
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
{1} Double-Ditched Enclosure (SP 620802), against the W boundary of the parish, on a steep-sided spur known as Downtown Hill, on clays and silts at 168 m. above OD. Air photographs (in NMR) show three sides of a sub-rectangular double-ditched enclosure covering about 0.75 hectare. The enclosure is overlaid by ploughed-out-ridge-and-furrow which obscures any trace of a S.E side.
{3} (SP 620802, SP 622802). Two double ditched enclosures on AP in 1969.
<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.195 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.
<2> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, NCCAP:6280/001-4 (unchecked) (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.
<3> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1976, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1975, p. 194 (Journal). SNN169.
<4> RCHME, Undated, RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire II (Central), 889305 (Archive). SNN112900.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SNN77381 Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1981. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 3. HMSO. p.195 (checked).
- <2> SNN104822 Aerial Photograph(s): Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs. NCCAP:6280/001-4 (unchecked).
- <3> SNN169 Journal: Brown A.E. (Editor). 1976. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1975. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 11. Northants Archaeology Soc. p. 194.
- <4> SNN112900 Archive: RCHME. Undated. RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire II (Central). Historic England Archive. 889305.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
Grid reference | Centred SP 6202 8027 (95m by 94m) Central |
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Civil Parish | WELFORD, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- NRHE HOB UID: 342282
Record last edited
Feb 4 2025 7:17PM