Monument record 3991/0/13 - Undated quarry

{1} Excavation of the trench confirmed the interpretation of the geophysical data, that the disturbance observed in the area was the result of quarrying of an unknown date. The trench was excavated to a depth of 1.78m below the present ground surface at which point a layer of mid yellowish-brown silty clay with a high density of very large broken ironstone slabs/blacks. One very small fragment of pottery with a hard sandy fabric and quartz inclusions was recovered from one of these fills and dates from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD. However, due to the size of the affected area and the known quarrying for ironstone in this part of Northamptonshire throughout the medieval and post-medieval periods, it is unlikely that this single fragment of pottery provides a secure date for the quarrying.

<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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