Monument record 2094/0/4 - Possible Iron Age Features, Goldings

Archaeological watching brief undertaken during the development of the Goldings housing estate in 1976. The base of a ditch and other features were recorded. Pottery possibly dated to the early Iron Age.

{1} Features recorded during building development. A 4m length of shallow gully was exposed during site levelling work. Two irregular hollows were also noted. Scattered light sandy rings could have been stake holes but are more likely due to roots or animal burrows, as are less regular dark patches of similar size. Grading had removed these levels further south. A few large, probably Iron Age pot sherds, including some with scored decoration, came from one of the hollows.

{3} Bottom of ditch and adjacent dark soil patches found by MD Card after scraping. These showed up clearly in creamy/brown sand. Sherds from one pot in hollow. Limited excavation of an area 3mx4m undertaken.

<1> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1977, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1976, p.208 (checked) (Report). SNN723.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.217/Site 11 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.

<3> Shaw M.; Williams J., 1971-1981, Northampton Development Corporation SMR Record Cards, P90 (Index). SNN133.

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