Monument record 6914/0/3 - Probable Iron Age/Roman settlement

Three groups of Iron Age or Roman enclosures were identified during geophysical survey. Possible pits and boundary ditches may be associated

{1} The survey detected positive anomalies describing three adjoining sub-rectangular ditched
enclosures. In the west corner of the western-most enclosure a further circular enclosure can be
identified. Two intensely negative anomalies (with wide positive halos) detected within the enclosures appear likely to stem from vertical steel pipe type features, possibly capped and buried
boreholes. North of the cluster of enclosures, discrete positive anomalies indicating up to 12 pits
were recorded. Adjacent to the east of the pits, survey revealed an ‘L-shaped’ ditch orientated
south-west to north-east, in line with a ditch in Block I. A length of curving ditch was detected
south of the enclosures, near parallel to the existing field boundary. Ultimately the ditch appears to
extend out of the survey area to the south-east.
The enclosures were bisected by a broad positive magnetic anomaly, orientated north-west to
south-east, probably the route of a pipeline.

{2} Further geophysical survey identified more elements of the settlement to the north and east.

<1> Butler, A. and Fisher, I., 2008, An archaeological geophysical survey of land to the north east of Daventry, Northamptonshire November 2008 (Report). SNN108101.

<2> Walford, J, 2016, Archaeological geophysical survey of land north-east of Daventry, Northamptonshire, 2016 (Report). SNN111116.

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