Monument record 1168/0/42 - Medieval features

{1} {1} Trench 1 revealed one wall, three postholes, one pit, three spreads and one ditch.
Wall, aligned roughly north-south, not fully exposed but a 3.27m length was recorded, 0.54rn wide and 0.07m high. The wall survived as a single course of undressed limestone blocks bonded with pale yellow lime mortar. The construction cut was aligned on a truncated earlier ditch and the wall was probably built to affirm an existing boundary.
Postholes, roughly circular, approximately 0.35m in diameter, with a depth of 0.07m - 0.41m. One contained a small quantity of medieval pottery
Spread, extending beyond the limit of excavation, was roughly linear in shape and appeared to terminate to the south. The spread measured approximately 2. 14m by 1 .07m with a depth of 0.1 4m. No pottery dating was recovered from the spread
Spread, not fully exposed but irregular in shape measuring approximately 3m by 1 .63m, with a depth of 0.09m. It produced a moderate quantity of medieval pottery.
Spread, irregular in shape, measured approximately 2.70m by 2.l0m with a depth of 0.l0m. It extended beyond the confines of the trench and contained moderate quantities of medieval pottery.
Pit, roughly circular, measuring approximately 1 .5m by 1 .28m with a depth of 0.25m. It contained a single sherd of Pottersbury Ware which dates from 1250-1600, and its fill produced hazelnut shells and free threshing wheat.
Ditch, not fully exposed but was at least 3.3m long, 0.7m wide and 0.51m deep.

<1> WESSEX ARCHAEOLOGY, 2008, Wicken, Northamptonshire: Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results, p.13-4 (checked) (Report). SNN106395.

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