Monument record 5001/0/1 - Romano-British Pits, Briar Hill

[Part of the Hunsbury Hill Complex] Possible Roman settlement consisting of 1st century irregular pits and a gully.

{1} Major excavation 1974-8 of Neolithic causewayed enclosure. During the excavation a group of irregular pits containing 1st century AD and later pottery and a shallow gully running north-west to south-east were discovered on the north side, overlying the outer ditch of the Neolithic enclosure and on the edge of the excavated area; SP73665932;

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.284/Site 19 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.

<2> BAMFORD H.M., 1976, Briar Hill - First Interim Report: November 1974 - March 1976, p.10 (unchecked) (Article). SNN71074.

<3> Bamford H., 1979, Briar Hill Causewayed Enclosure: Second Interim Report, April 1976-October 1978, p.7 (unchecked) (Article). SNN22419.

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Aug 27 2024 3:43PM