Monument record 635/1/1 - Undated Mound (Possible Round Barrow Or Windmill Mound)

Mound regarded as a Bronze Age barrow, suggested to be one of a former group of barrows, much spread by ploughing. Possibly a windmill mound.

{1} Tumulus, still quite distinct nearly at the top of Badby Hill, half a mile from Badby village, just inside a field to the west of the highway.

{4} Mound (SP 56086009), possibly a windmill mound, lies immediately W of the Daventry-Banbury road, N of the village on the N side of the Nene Valley, on clay at 155m above OD. It was recorded as a 'tumulus' in 1923 and was marked as such on OS maps from 1923 to 1950. A more recent record suggests that the mound was one of a former group of barrows, but no evidence for this theory exists.

{5} Two mounds on road from Badby to Daventry.

{7} Owner: David Fennel of Bridge Hill Farm.

{8} This feature is now much spread by the plough. No ditch is visible, and it is too reduced now for any classification to be attempted. The position would be quite suitable for a barrow. There is no record of any excavation. See 25" survey.

{9} [SP 5608 6009] Tumulus [O.E.]

<1> Edgar W., 1923, Borough Hill & Its History, p.38 (unchecked) (Book). SNN47010.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP56SE10 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<3> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.91 (unchecked) (Series). SNN1320.

<4> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, (unchecked) (Series). SNN77381.

<5> Morton J., 1712, The Natural History of Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Book). SNN10113.

<6> The Society of Antiquaries of London, 1853, Archaeologia (35), Plate 16 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN58177.

<7> 1990, ORAL REPORT TO SMR, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN50461.

<8> Seaman, BH, 1969, Field investigators comments, F1 BHS 09-JAN-1969 (Notes). SNN111907.

<9> Ordnance Survey Map (Scale/date), O.S 6" 1923-50 (Map). SNN112944.

Record last edited

Mar 14 2023 2:35PM