Monument record 3228/1 - Probable Iron Age/Roman settlement, east of Abbey Farm

Fieldwalking survey has identified Roman pottery associated with charcoal and burnt pebbles. Cropmarks of enclosures have been identified on aerial photographs close by

{2} Near to the east end of the trackway at SP911644 Roman pottery associated with a patch of charcoal and burnt pebbles has been found.

{3} Fieldwalking; charcoal, pebbles and Romano-British pot sherds have been found.

{4} Cropmarks of probable Iron Age/Roman enclosures including a D-shaped and curvilinear enclosure

{5} RB sherds, patch of charcoal with burnt pebbles found at (SP) 911644 in the parish of Wollaston

{6} Site under crop. Mr Hall said this was a small site but well represented with the finds noted above.

{4/7} A D-shaped ditched enclosure of probable Iron Age or Roman date is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs and was mapped as part of the Bedford Borough NMP project. Located in a field about 714 metres E of Abbey Farm and centred at SP 91198 64380, a 1 metre wide ditch encloses an area about 17 x 16 metres, with the curvilinear sides SE facing. Some 52 metres to the SW are some fragmentary linear and curvilinear ditches that may be further ditched enclosures. Romano-British sherds have been identified nearby (NRHE 347129), but may not be associated.

<1> Hall D.N., 1966, Sites on the North Bedfordshire and South Northamptonshire border, p.6 (unchecked) (Article). SNN37934.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.177 Site 5 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP96SW9 (unchecked) (Index). SNN443.

<4> Info Terra Ltd; Blue Sky; Tele Atlas, 2005, Google Earth Imagery, Earth.google.com 26-June-2005 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN111743.

<5> Hall D.N., 1966, Sites on the North Bedfordshire and South Northamptonshire border, 3/6 (Article). SNN37934.

<6> Seaman, B H, 1970, Field Investigator's Comments, 4-AUG-70 (Notes). SNN111541.

<7> Oblique Aerial Photograph, NMR 712/332 07-JUN-1974 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN111738.

<8> Bedford Borough Council HER, Undated, Bedford Borough NMP, MD003015 (Archive). SNN113023.

Record last edited

Apr 26 2024 3:27PM