Monument record 661/2 - Iron Age enclosure, off Farnborough Drive

Geophysical survey detected anomalies that could be a sub-oval enclosure and a rectangular enclosure. The evaluation uncovered a ditched enclosure with a former hedge line on the outside.

{1} The evaluation uncovered a ditched enclosure with a former hedge line on the outside. The enclosure is rectangular and is located at the NE edge of site with a large, shallow pit at its entrance. The pottery recovered is of an Iron Age date. The suboval anomaly found in the geophysical survey was not picked up in the trial trench.

{2} Geophysical survey undertaken in 2019 found two anomalies of archaeological interest; a suboval enclosure and a potential rectilinear enclosure. The rectilinear enclosure appears to extend beyond the limits of the surveyed area; a gap in the linear response could indicate an entrance.

<1> Adam Griffiths, 2019, Care Home and Housing, Middlemore Farm, Daventry: Archaeological Evaluation (Report). SNN116643.

<2> Thomas Cockcroft, 2019, GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY REPORT: Land at Daventry, Northamptonshire (Report). SNN116685.

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Dec 19 2024 8:59AM