Monument record 5390/1/2 - Neolithic double ring ditch, West Cotton

A small double-concentric ring ditch, one of a number of monuments examined as part of the Raunds area project. The monument comprised two continuous and closely spaced ditch circuits enclosing an area circa 3 metres in diameter. Within the enclosed area was a small central pit or post-pit. No diagnostic artefacts were recovered, and insufficient organic material was present to obtain a radiocarbon date. The inner ditch featured a recut and there may have been a small mound in the central area, or perhaps an internal bank. The monument may therefore have been a revetted post-setting rather than a barrow.

<1> FOARD G.R., ORAL REPORT TO SMR, (unchecked) (Oral Report). SNN50799.

<2> Addison C.M., 1991, ORAL REPORT TO SMR, (unchecked) (Note). SNN50657.

<3> Humble J, 1991, Raunds Area Project 1987-90, p.104 (unchecked) (Article). SNN104526.

<4> Dix B. (editor), 1986-7, The Raunds Area Project: Second Interim Report, p.11 (unchecked) (Article). SNN76070.

<5> FOARD G.R.; PEARSON T., 1985, The Raunds Area Project: First Interim Report, p.4 (unchecked) (Article). SNN69970.

<6> Harding, J. and Healy, F., 2008, The Raunds Area Project: A Neolithic and Bronze Age Landscape in Northamptonshire, p. 136-141 (Report). SNN106245.

<7> Harding, J. and Healy, F., 2011, The Raunds Area Project: A Neolithic and Bronze Age Landscape in Northamptonshire Volume 2 Supplementary Studies (Report). SNN108037.

<8> Windell D.; Chapman A.; Woodiwiss J., 1990, From Barrows to Bypass: Excavations at West Cotton, Raunds, Northamptonshire, 1985-1989 (Report). SNN62621.

<9> Gibson, A. (Ed.), 1989, Midlands Prehistory: Some Recent and Current Researches Into the Prehistory of Central England, p. 85-94 (Series). SNN106973.

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