Monument record 1641/0/249 - Possible Enclosures, Undated

{1} To the north of the road a series of linear ditches form several rectangular plots or enclosures. It is uncertain whether these are related to the Iron Age and Roman landscape or to the deserted medieval village or even a combination of the two (Fig 7, D10).
A single positive linear anomaly lies against the south-western boundary of Field 6 (Fig 9, D12). It is aligned south-west to north-east and appears to be a continuation of part of the rectilinear ditch system, D10, seen in Field 5.

{2} Considerable buried remains detected including possible roundhouses. Towards the centre of the largest enclosure is a circular anomaly possibly representing a roundhouse. A second possible roundhouse was contained in one of the smaller enclosures to the north-east.

{3} At Irchester Roman Town, a magnetometer survey to the north-east of the walled town located evidence of rectangular enclosures with roundhouses within them.

<1> Butler A.; Meadows I.; Fisher I., 2010, Archaeological Geophysical Survey at Chester Farm, Irchester, Northamptonshire, p.12 (checked) (Report). SNN107215.

<2> Soden I.; Masters P., 1993, Archaeological Survey at Irchester, Northamptonshire 1993: Irchester Heritage Park Car Park Stage 1, (unchecked) (Report). SNN1708.

<3> Richardson M., 1993-4, Irchester (Irchester Roman Town), p.186 (unchecked) (Note). SNN104166.

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