Monument record 2600/0/68 - Possible boundary ditch

{1} A linear ditch, aligned north-south, with moderate to nearly vertical sides and a concave base. One sherd of 2nd-4th century pottery and animal bone were recovered from its fill.
The dating of the trench is tentative as it is based on a single Roman sherd. It may be associated with the undated postholes but the suggestion is speculative.

{2} Ditch 041 followed a north-south alignment. It extended beyond the limit of the excavatio to the north and was cut by a post medieval quarry pit to the south. The feature had a deeper slot in the base of its northern end (perhaps indicating an otherwise undetected episode of recutting). The feature may correlate with the ditch found in the trial trenching. Post medieval finds were recovered from its fill.
The ditches run parallel with Stamford Lane and may be seen as a land division set out in relation to the road, or even as a roadside ditch.

<1> Pozorski, Z., 2011, Land at 21 Stamford Lane, Warmington, Northamptonshire: An Archaeological Evaluation, p.9 (checked) (Report). SNN107613.

<2> Trimble, R., 2012, 21 Stamford Lane, Warmington, Northamptonshire: Archaeological Excavation, p.3,6 (checked) (Report). SNN108438.

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Feb 5 2013 11:58AM