Monument record 5177/0/16 - Ditch and furrow, probably part of medieval ridge and furrow

{9} Trench 9 contained a ditch and a furrow. The ditch was aligned north-south and had a wide and shallow U-shaped profile and fairly flat base. Because of its shallow profile and its alignment with a geophysical anomoly aligned in the same direction it is possible that this feature is a furrow. Feature 907, aligned north-south, is the base of a furrow.

The sequence of ditches appear to form part of a field system … the ditches are generally aligned perpendicular to and beneath the later medieval ridge and furrow. It is unclear whether the ditches relate to Roman or medieval activity though it is possible that they formed part of the open fields to the surviving medieval village earthworks at Upton, situated 1km to the east.

<1> Foard-Colby A., 2006, Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation on Land at Upton, Northampton (CVLR Phase), August-November 2006, p. 6 & 9 (checked) (Report). SNN105847.

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Jun 3 2011 12:01PM