Monument record 1301/0/141 - Late Saxon to medieval settlement, north of Raunds Brook

Archaeological excavation identified an area of settlement which originated in the late Saxon period. Development and expansion of the settlement during the 11th and 12th centuries included the construction of twelve stone buildings and associated domestic enclosures and an adjacent trackway.

{1} Magnetic anomalies which may be associated with medieval earthworks, house platforms or enclosures and distinct linear features indicative of potential archaeology, possibly associated with medieval settlement features.

{3} Archaeological trial trench excavation identified a zone of probable late Saxon-medieval settlement comprising enclosures, houses platforms and other settlement features, dating to the 10th-13th centuries. A single Roman ditch was also identified.

{4} Archaeological excavation was undertaken of Area A. The earliest feature was a palaeochannel which probably represents a former course of Raunds Brook. During the late Saxon period an enclosure was constructed with internal subdivisions and evidence for associated activity in the form of pits. In the Saxo-Norman period, the rectilinear enclosure system was expanded and at least two post-built structures were identified. Along the south edge of the excavation, close to Raunds Brook, a series of water management features were present. Subsequently, there was a major expansion of the settlement with the construction of twelve stone buildings adjacent to a metalled trackway along with associated domestic enclosures. The buildings were demolished after only a short period of occupation. By the late medieval period only a low level of activity recorded included a drying oven close to the palaeochannel.

<1> Bartlett A., 2010, Northdale End, Raunds, Northamptonshire: Report on Archaeogeophysical Survey 2010, (checked) (Report). SNN108048.

<2> Bartlett A., 2010, Northdale End, Raunds, Northamptonshire: Archaeological Trial Trenching Summary of Results (Interim Report). SNN108049.

<3> Coates G.; Richmond A., 2010, Archaeological Evaluation (Trial Trenching): Northdale End, Raunds, Northamptonshire, p.25 (checked) (Report). SNN107898.

<4> Emra, M, Leslie, I, and Carrol, B, 2022, Land at Northdale End, Raunds, Northamptonshire: Post-Fieldwork Assessment and Updated Project Design for Analysis, Publication and Archiving (Report). SNN112851.

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