Monument record 3860/0/4 - Iron Age enclosures, Queensway Health Centre

Site stripping for the Queensway Health Centre in the 1970s revealed a complex of ditches, including the south corner of an enclosure.

{1} Excavation of Iron Age enclosure, ditches and postholes. The largest ditch formed the south corner of an enclosure. The ditch was V-shaped, 3m wide at the top and 1.3m deep. The post holes could possibly mark a gateway. Belgic pot sherds were also found. The quoted grid reference appears inaccurate.

{6} A major ditch enclosure was represented by ditch 1. Less than half was seen- the rest was outside the area of observation/excavation. Over 60m seen and planned, "as an arc of an eclipse". Ditch up to 3.8m wide and 1.3m deep. Pottery was middle to late Iron Age. No belgic material.

Ditch 2 was seen in the stripped area-most of enclosure was outside the observed area. Ditch was traced for 8m, running for 5m approximately E-W then turning at an oblique angle ENE to end in a clear terminal. Ditch was sectioned twice. About 0.7m wide by 0.64m deep.The terminal also had a double post hole 0.3 and 0.32m respectively. Pottery 2nd and 1st century BC.

{7} Unstratified finds of 8 Iron Age pot sherds from the school access road by the health centre. Finder was P. Foster

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.168/Site 13 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77380.

<2> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1974, Archaeology In Northamptonshire 1973, 9/86 (Article). SNN9109.

<3> Various, 1975, Correspondence regarding observations at Queensway Health Centre, (unchecked) (Correspondence). SNN57388.

<4> 1979, Miscellaneous plans for Queensway Health Centre watching brief, (unchecked) (Plan). SNN57389.

<5> 1979, Finds drawings for Queensway Health Centre watching brief, (unchecked) (Illustration). SNN57390.

<6> Everson P., 1976, Iron Age Enclosures at The Queensway Health Centre Site in Hardwick Park, Wellingborough, 11/89-99 (unchecked) (Article). SNN48357.

<7> FOSTER P., ORAL REPORT TO SMR, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN50837.

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Feb 3 2023 9:15AM