Monument record 9815/0/14 - Ploughed Out Ridge & Furrow

{2}The geophysical survey revealed two different ridge and furrow alignments. In the western area around Trenches 5 and 6 they are aligned roughly north to south. Along the eastern edge, visible in the area around Trenches 7, 9, 10 and 12 they are roughly south-west to north-east aligned. They were identified in Trenches 3, 7, 9, 10 and 12.

The furrows on average were spaced 5-6m apart and where excavated were between 0.65m and 1.10m wide and between 0.05m and 0.13m deep. The fill of the furrows were a light to mid grey and yellow-brown silty clays. No finds were recovered from the furrows. Due to their shallow nature not all furrows seen in the geophysical survey survived as features in the trenches.

<1> Fisher, I., 2014, Archaeological geophysical survey of land north of Higham Road, Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire 2013 (Report). SNN110016.

<2> Wolframm-Murray, Y. and Yates, A., 2016, Archaeological trial trench evaluation at Higham Road, Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire August 2015, p. 6 (Report). SNN110412.

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Sep 7 2016 2:11PM