Monument record 9618 - Iron Age/Romano-British settlement, north-west of Gayton Marina

Cropmarks of two subrectangular ditched enclosures identified on aerial photographs. Geophysical survey identified further features including ring ditches, trackways and pits and subsequent trial trench excavation identified pottery from the middle Iron Age and Roman periods.

{1} Prior to evaluation, the cropmarks of two subrectangular enclosures had been identified. Geophysical survey and subsequent trial trench excavation added further detail indicating that there were a series of interlinked subrectangular enclosures with internal features. A small amount of middle Iron Age pottery was recovered, largely from features in the western part of the settlement. A larger amount of Roman pottery, dating to the later 1st-2nd centuries, was recovered mainly from trenches in the eastern part of the site. There appeared to be a break in activity during the later Iron Age. The palaeoenvironmental information suggests that the enclosures are more likely to be livestock enclosures, although the significant amount of pottery and size of the enclosure ditches suggests a domestic focus may be more likely.

<1> Heitor, J, 2022, Gayton Solar Farm, Gayton, Northamptonshire (Phase 2): Archaeological Evaluation, https://doi.org/10.5284/1115960 (Report). SNN114887.

<2> Cotswold Archaeology, 2023, Images and GIS Data from an Evaluation at Gayton Solar Farm (Phase 2), Gayton, Northamptonshire, 2022-2023, https://doi.org/10.5284/1117199 (Digital archive). SNN116198.

Record last edited

Jul 23 2024 4:20PM