Monument record 4819/1 - Probable Iron Age/early Roman site, south of Warkton Common

Geophysical survey identified at least two ditched enclosures, only one of which was confirmed by subsequent trial trench excavation. Iron Age and possible late Iron Age/early Roman pottery was recovered from the ditch fills.

{2,3} Trial trench excavation identified three ditches in one trench, all of which contained pottery dating to the Iron Age and late Iron Age/early Roman period. No internal features were noted. The trench had targeted an enclosure identified by an earlier geophysical survey. It was approximately 26m long by 18m wide, with possibly two further contiguous enclosures; the other ditches probably related to contiguous enclosure or field systems. The presence of another enclosure, targeted by Trench 61, was not confirmed during the trial trench excavation.

<1> Cockroft, T, 2019, Land north of Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire: Gradiometer Survey Report (Report). SNN116253.

<2> Pirisino, D, and Whelan, A, 2020, Grafton Underwood Solar Farm, Northamptonshire: Archaeological Evaluation (Report). SNN112368.

<3> Cotswold Archaeology, 2021, Site Images from an Archaeological Evaluation at Grafton Underwood Solar Farm, Northamptonshire 2020, https://doi.org/10.5284/1084966 (Digital archive). SNN112453.

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Feb 25 2025 7:41PM