Monument record 3777/2/9 - Ditch / water channel connecting the moats

{1} A shallow ditch extends between the two moated sites.

{2} A water channel 0.5m deep, 1m wide and 100m long connects the south moat to the north moat. In the centre of the monument, between the two moated sites, a water channel runs from east to west towards a large fishpond, still waterlogged, which lies in the west of the site.

{3}{4} Irregular bumps on the field between the two earthworks may indicate former croft boundaries.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.105 site 114 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<2> English Heritage, 1992, English Heritage Scheduling Notification, (oart checked) (Report). SNN47128.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 1976, South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter, 6/23 (checked) (Newsletter). SNN103415.

<4> Rowley R.T.; Fowler W.J. (Editors), 1974, Council for British Archaeology: Group 9 Newsletter, 4/25-26 (checked) (Newsletter). SNN17341.

Record last edited

Feb 25 2011 11:53AM