Monument record 6214/0/3 - Roman enclosure

Measures 80m+ long x 73m+ wide

{2} Rectilinear enclosure 80mx73m. Abundant pottery suggests a late 1st-mid 2nd century AD date. A young human infant burial appeared to be deliberately deposited within the enclosure ditch. The bones were in good condition and evidently reresent a single individual, probably in articulation at the time of burial. All the bones are small and unfused; they do not appear to be neonatal and may represent a child several months old.

There were numerous internal features identified by the geophysical survey but not investigated by the trial trench investigation

<1> Davies, R., 2014, Geophysical Survey report: Pitsford Reservoir, Brixworth, Northamptonshire (Report). SNN110352.

<2> Baker, S., 2014, An archaeological evaluation on land at Brixworth, Northamptonshire, checked (Report). SNN110181.

Record last edited

Jul 7 2016 2:36PM