Monument record 7198/0/145 - Probable medieval boundaries, Manor House Museum

Archaeological investigation undertaken during the development of a new library extension identified a ditch dating to the 10th-12th centuries as well as an undated, but similarly aligned, ditch to the north. Post-medieval and modern features were also identified.

{1} Archaeological investigation was undertaken during the excavation of foundation pits for a library extension. A ditch aligned east to west and dating to the 10th-12th centuries was identified in four of the pits. An undated ditch on a similar alignment and located 10m to the north may be contemporary. Further features included an L-shaped ditch which contained post-medieval pottery and a fragment of 20th-century glass bottle. Remnants of pits identified in three of the foundation pits were considered likely to be of post-medieval/modern origin. Post-medieval/modern structural elements included a brick wall, a stone-lined drain and concrete foundations.

<1> Carol Simmonds, 2022, Archaeological observation, investigation recording, analysis and publication at Manor House Museum, Kettering, GLaM Project, Northamptonshire, June 2021 to March 2022 (Report). SNN115885.

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