Monument record 3991/0/11 - Possible Iron Age/Roman trackway

A linear feature aligned north-east to south-west

{1} A linear feature, aligned roughly north-east to south-west, at the north-western end of the trench may be the remains of a trackway or hollow-way. It is visible in the geophysical data extending to the north-east across almost the entire width of the site. The trackway was 4.8m wide and 0.42m deep with an irregular wide U-shaped profile and irregular base. In the main field the trackway may survive to a greater depth and width as indicated by the much stronger results in the geophysical data. At the base of the trackway two parallel linear depressions may be wheel ruts created by the continuous passing of traffic along the route. The very small amount of pottery recovered from the upper fillis broadly 1st century BC to the 1st century AD in date. A large quantity of animal bone was also recovered from this feature.

<1> Chinnock C., 2015, Geophysical survey and trial trench evaluation on land north of Harrington Road, Rothwell, Northamptonshire, December 2014, (checked0 (Report). SNN110164.

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