Monument record 1906/0/1 - Probable Roman enclosures or field systems

A concentration of possible boundary and enclosure ditches, along with a small number of pits. The general paucity of finds suggests that the site was at some remove from areas of settlement

{1} A number of trenches in the central part of the development contained ditches as well as a few pits. In the large majority of the ditch fills there were no finds. Roman pottery was found in only found in two contexts, with only small amounts in each. An early Neolithic leaf shaped arrowhead was found in the fill of one ditch.

{2} The remains may represent the remaining remnant of a wider settlement truncated by modern activity. Conversely, they might also indicate the presence of a putative Roman or prehistoric settlement on the high ground.

{3} Interpreted as cultivation trenches (or planting trenches).

<1> Thatcher, C., 2012, Prehistoric and Roman remains at land west of Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire: Archaeological evaluation report, 2012, checked (Report). SNN110432.

<2> Horne B. (Editor), 2013, South Midlands Archaeology (43), p. 45-6 (Journal). SNN111431.

<3> Wiseman, R, Brewer, E, Luxford, R, Losh, J, Roberts, M, Jackson-Slater, C, & Boulton, A, 2020, Archaeology on Furlough: Roman Planting Trenches in the East of England, p. 8 (Report). SNN116499.

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