Monument record 5043/0/2 - Undated linear anomalies, probably agricultural

Possible ditches were identified by geophysical survey, although subsequent trial trenching found no evidence of any features other than truncated furrows

{1} The survey detected a few minor anomalies of possible archaeological significance. In the southern part of the area there was a weakly positive linear anomaly which is aligned almost exactly north-south, and a shorter linear anomaly which joins this almost perpendicularly from the west. To the east and north there are a couple of other short linear east-west aligned anomalies which probably represent ditches. It is possible that these features represent fragments of a former field system.

{2} No evidence for these features was found during trial trench excavation-remnant furrows from medieval ridge and furrow cultivation system were present throughout the site. The furrows were highly truncated by subsequent agricultural activity and no finds were recovered from them.

<1> Walford J., 2012, Archaeological Geophysical Survey at Brackmills Point, Northampton October 2012, p.3 (checked) (Report). SNN109271.

<2> Clarke J., 2013, Archaeological evaluation of land at Brackmills Point former Cattlemarket site, Liliput Road, Northampton, February 2013 (Report). SNN109905.

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