Monument record 5738/1 - Probable Iron Age/Roman settlement, west of Hen Wood

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Summary

Cropmarks of a series of large rectilinear ditched enclosure on a double-ditched trackway, probably part of a later prehistoric settlement and field system complex located in fields to the west of Snorscomb and visible on aerial photograhs aerial photographs taken in 2013 by English Heritage as part of the Reconnaissance Recording Programme.

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Full Description

{1} Cropmarks of a series of large rectilinear ditched enclosure on a double-ditched trackway, probably part of a later prehistoric settlement and field system complex located at SP5916 5569 in fields to the west of Snorscomb and visible on aerial photograhs aerial photographs taken in 2013 by English Heritage as part of the Reconnaissance Recording Programme. Further enclosures and fragments of trackway can be seen in fields to the south and west which have been mapped as part of the Northamptonshire NMP project (HER number 5738 and 3739). These may all form part of a wider settlement complex.


<1> Oblique Aerial Photograph, 27804_031 15-JUL-2013 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN111738.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Aerial Photograph(s): Oblique Aerial Photograph. 27804_031 15-JUL-2013. [Mapped feature: #83091 ]

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Location

Grid reference SP 5916 5569 (point)
Civil Parish EVERDON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • NRHE HOB UID: 1621553

Record last edited

Feb 17 2025 6:49PM

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