Monument record 7668/0/1 - Probable Iron Age settlement, Glapthorn Road

The truncated remains of an Iron Age boundary ditch, possibly part of a larger enclosure, and a number of Iron Age pits contained occupation debris, suggesting settlement nearby

{1} A linear cut aligned north-south, 1.77m wide by 0.67m deep with a steep straight western side and a stepped eastern side, breaking sharply to an irregular base. It contained a fragment of animal bone and two sherds of middle to late Iron Age pottery.
To the immediate east was a roughly circular feature measuring 0.28m wide and 0.46m long and 0.13m deep with irregular sides breaking imperceptibly to a concave base.

{2} A number of positive linear anomalies representing cut features of a possible archaeological nature.

{3} The truncated remains of a discontinuous linear ditched boundary were found, possibly the remains of a larger enclosure with a western entrance. It was associated with an earlier undated ditch and was probably part of a wider pattern of land division. Two pits found in the eastern part of the site may have been clay extraction pits rather than for refuse.

<1> Failes, A., 2012, Archaeological Evaluation at Glapthorn Road, Oundle, Northamptonshire, p.8 (checked) (Report). SNN108478.

<2> Haddrell, S., 2011, Geophysical survey report: Glapthorn Road, Oundle, Northamptonshire, p.5 (checked) (Report). SNN107894.

<3> Snee J., 2016, Archaeological investigations at Glapthorn Road, Oundle, Northamptonshire, August 2016, p. 6-7 (Report). SNN110498.

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Apr 17 2019 3:01PM