Monument record 478/2 - Possible Post Medieval Parkland Feature, Temple Hill

Earthworks of a rectangular enclosure at Temple Hill in Fawsley Park. The enclosure bank ranges in height from 0.5 metres to 1.5m. The interior contains large quantities of post-Medieval roofing tiles. The feature is probably a small enclosure or building.

{1} Field name: Temple Hill.

{3} Enclosure on Temple Hill. The hill has been extensively quarried and is covered by large pits. The enclosure partly overlies these and consists of a roughly rectangular area bounded by a bank and with traces of an outer ditch. Except for the south-east corner where the bank remains 1.5m high the rest of the feature has been ploughed and reduced to a height of only 0.5m. The interior is uneven and much lower than the surrounding land, mainly due to quarrying, probably associated with the park landscaping. Earthwork plan: Fig.70.

{4} The earthwork shown at Temple Hill is a landscaped quarry feature contemporary with surface quarrying that covers the summit of this hill.

{5} A building within an enclosure is shown on aerial photos. A possible entrance is shown with ditched trackway running from the centre to the north side, and internal features are also visible. NCCAP:SP5657/001+4-5.

<1> 1741, Map of Fawsley, (checked) (Map). SNN8611.

<2> 1955, OS 6 INCH MAP, SP55NE (unchecked) (Map). SNN9098.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p. 90/Site 2 (Series). SNN77381.

<4> Baird, J., 1970, Field investigators comments, F1 JB 12-FEB-70 (Notes). SNN110341.

<5> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1977, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1976, p. 229 (Report). SNN723.

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