Monument record 2073/0/1 - Possible Romano-British Enclosure

A rectangular crop mark recorded from air photos. A few Romano British sherds have been gathered from the surface but these may be unrepresentative as the field has only been lightly ploughed. Two Mesolithic/Neolithic flints have also been found.

{1} Cropmark showing rectangular enclosure; fieldname: Billing Lane.

{2} Rectangular cropmarks seen in 1962 in area of SP820624.

{3} Roman settlement at SP819624. Rectangular enclosure has been seen from the air at this point.

{4} Cropmarks seen by Hollowell at SP821624 in 1962. There are surface disturbances in the field at this site, which is under pasture, but they form no coherent pattern.

{5} SP 819624. A rectangular crop mark recorded from air photos. A few Romano British sherds have been gathered from the surface but these may be unrepresentative as the field has only been lightly ploughed. Two Mesolithic/Neolithic flints have also been found. (This grid reference may be in error as the site is located on an accompanying map in field centre at SP 821625).

{6} There are surface disturbances in the field at this site, which is under pasture, but they form no coherent pattern.

<1> Northampton Museum Topographical Index, (unchecked) (Index). SNN1470.

<2> HOLLOWELL R., 1971, Aerial Photography and Fieldwork in the Upper Nene Valley, p.11 Site 6 (checked) (Journal). SNN106546.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.50 site 20 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP86SW34 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<5> Williams J.H., 1972, Northampton to Wellingborough Expressway: Archaeological Survey, (unchecked) (Report). SNN59874.

<6> Baird, J., 1970, Field investigators comments, 08-SEP-70 (Notes). SNN110341.

Record last edited

Apr 12 2024 11:18AM