Monument record 4123/0/1 - Late Iron Age activity, south of Tithe Cottages

A series of ditches excavated within the Hannington to Pitsford pipeline corridor, likely part of a wider system of enclosures and boundary ditches of late Iron Age date

{1} There is a further ditch perhaps associated with rather weaker nearby features in Field 9, and a similar further group of similar findings in Field 11.
Group of irregular ditch-like features.

{2} Excavated during the construction of the Hannington to Pitsford pipeline. There were six ditches within the pipeline corridor, of which some formed part of an enclosure, as well as a number of discrete pits. A significant pottery and animal bone assemblage was recovered from one of the enclosure ditch fills.

<1> Bartlett A.D.H., 2014, Hannington to Pitsford Mains Replacement Scheme: Report on Archaeological Geophysical Surveys 2013-14, p.4+6 & Fig.6 (checked) (Report). SNN109428.

<2> Lees, M and Jones, M, 2017, Hannington to Pitsford Water Pipeline Archaeological Excavation and Monitoring: Post-Excavation
Assessment, January 2017, p. 58-63 (Report). SNN110918.

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Jun 9 2023 10:00AM