Monument record 6670/0/2 - Probable late Bronze Age/early Iron Age unenclosed settlement

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Summary

A sparse scatter of pits and postholes including a four-post structure. Possibly a continuation of similar settlement to the west (6670/0/1)

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

{1} Excavation at Warth Park identified a number of pit groups and posthole structures dating to the late Bronze Age to early Iron Age period.

Three possible structures were identified, including one four post structure. Four loomweights, a glass bead and four sherds of late Bronze Age/early Iron Age pottery were recovered from one pit.


<1> Bush, L., 2015, Neolithic and Iron Age to Saxon activity at Warth Park, Raunds, Northamptonshire: Post-excavation assessment, p. 17-18 (Report). SNN110369.

<2> Bush, L., 2017, Warth Park, Phase II, Raunds, Northamptonshire: Excavation report (Report). SNN111248.

<3> moan, L and Billington, L, 2024, Cotton 'Henge' to Craft: Neolithic to Anglo-Saxon remains at Warth Park, Raunds, Northamptonshire (Monograph). SNN116601.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Report: Bush, L.. 2015. Neolithic and Iron Age to Saxon activity at Warth Park, Raunds, Northamptonshire: Post-excavation assessment. Oxford Archaeology East Unit Fieldwork Reports. 1572. Oxford Archaeology East. p. 17-18.
  • <2> Report: Bush, L.. 2017. Warth Park, Phase II, Raunds, Northamptonshire: Excavation report. Oxford Archaeology East Unit Fieldwork Reports. 1985. Oxford Archaeology East.
  • <3> Monograph: moan, L and Billington, L. 2024. Cotton 'Henge' to Craft: Neolithic to Anglo-Saxon remains at Warth Park, Raunds, Northamptonshire. 36.

Finds (2)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 9858 7320 (62m by 88m)
Civil Parish RAUNDS, North Northamptonshire (formerly East Northants District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Sep 19 2024 3:53PM

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