Monument record 7616 - Probable late prehistoric settlement, north of Wilby Road

Cropmarks of curvilinear and rectilinear enclosures, boundary ditches and a possible trackway identified on aerial imagery. Geophysical survey has confirmed this interpretation.

{1, 2} Cropmarks of a series of discrete curvilinear and rectangular enclosures, some linked by ditches, are visible in a field to the north of Wilby Road. At the northern extent of the cropmarks, two parallel ditches aligned north-west to south-east may be a trackway.

{3} Geophysical survey has identified a probable curvilinear boundary ditch with adjoining subrectangular enclosures and further fragmentary enclosures. To the south is a partially double-ditched, sub circular enclosure, 28m in diameter. There is a large area of magnetic disturbance at its centre which may have an archaeological origin. To the east is a possible ring ditch, 12.6m in diameter.

<1> Vertical Aerial Photograph, Google Earth imagery 04/08/2017 [Accessed 21/05/2024] (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN112695.

<2> Northamptonshire HER, Unknown, Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments, Liz Mordue 21/05/2024 (Oral Report). SNN115011.

<3> Brunning, E, 2024, Green Hill Solar Project, Sites C, D and E, Northamptonshire: Geophysical Survey (Interim report), p. 11-2 (Report). SNN116667.

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Feb 25 2025 7:03PM