Monument record 7587/0/9 - Possible trackway and pits, undated

Two parallel ditches aligned north-east to south-west, possibly Anglo-Saxon in date. Various other undated features

{1} A number of similar curvilinear magnetic anomalies were detected outside the ‘enclosure’ to the southwest, which may also represent soil-filled ditches or gullies.

{2} Trench 18 contained three potential linear features, a large hollow and a large/shallow pit.
Ditch [1806] was observed at the northwest trench end. This was visible across the width of the trench (2m), running east-west and measured 2.5m wide. Excavation revealed a concave u-shape cut with a depth of 0.3m. It produced no finds.
Ditches [1808] and [1810] occurred at the southwest trench end. Ditch [1808] was aligned northeast-southwest with a visible length of 2m and a width of 0.88m. Ditch [1810] intersected with ditch [1808] and ran at a tangent to it, to the approximate north/northwest, for a visible length of 6m and a width of 0.46m. Investigation revealed both as having shallow concave cuts. Despite the similarities a tentative relationship of ditch [1808] being the later feature was established. No artefacts were recovered .
Hollow [1816] was identified within the centre of the trench running northeast-southwest at a tangent to the slope. It measured 8m wide with a depth of 0.82m. The exposed interface had a concave, dish-shaped profile.
A pit was observed truncating the upper northwest edge of the hollow. Observed as potentially oval in shape, aligned northwest-southeast, it measured 2.15m long with a visible width of 1.5m.
Though presenting just a snap shot ditches [1808] and [1810] may form minor field boundaries. No ceramic remains where recovered from their fills so any conclusion as to function is tentative at this stage.
The hollow is too large to be associated with ridge and furrow activity and is more likely a natural depression within the landscape.

{3} Two parallel ditches forming a possible trackway 17m wide. Residual Roman pottery and a medieval horseshoe in the top fill, suggesting the trackway was of Anglo-Saxon date, but still filling up in the medieval period.

<1> Railton M., 2011, Geophysical Surveys of Land to The North West of Crick, Northamptonshire, (checked) (Report). SNN108060.

<2> McIntyre I., 2012, Land at Crick, Northamptonshire: Archaeological Evaluation Report, p.19-20, 24 (checked) (Report). SNN108444.

<3> Powell, N., 2016, An Iron Age and Roman settlement to the north-west of Crick, Northamptonshire: excavations in 2012-13, p.10 (Report). SNN110386.

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Aug 31 2016 11:12AM