Monument record 5842 - Probable Prehistoric & Romano-British Settlement

A complex of cropmarks including ditched enclosures, probable hut circles, field systems and trackways have been identified on aerial photographs. Scatters of Roman pottery and stone have also been found across the area.

{3} Roman settlement (SP 800558). Recent air photographs show a rectangular enclosure bounded by very broad ditches, with a smaller enclosure attached to one side, the whole covering 0.5 hectare.

{4} (SP 800559). Two conjoined rectangular enclosures recorded on AP in 1978.

<1> Young S., 1994, Fieldwalking Survey of Romano-British Sites, (checked) (Gazetteer). SNN54726.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p. 62/Sites 7 & 8 (Series). SNN77380.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, P. 199 (Series). SNN77382.

<4> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1979, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1978, P. 46 (Article). SNN45225.

<5> Northampton Museum Records (Uncertain). SNN126.

<6> Historic England, Unknown, Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments (Oral Report). SNN111577.

Record last edited

Feb 3 2025 8:06PM