Monument record 5039/0/1 - Possible Prehistoric Round Barrow, Top Allotments

Cropmark of a ring ditch recorded in 1964. Worked flints and iron slag have been found during fieldwalking survey in the vicinity of the cropmark

{1} Top Allotments. Air photograph taken 1964 shows ring ditch c150ft diameter. Worked flints and iron slag found during fieldwalking over the site.

{2} Cropmark ring ditch identified in 1964, 150ft in diameter. SP79035864. Worked flints and iron slag have been found from within the ring ditch.

{3} Ring ditch 25m in diameter.

{6} (SP 790 587) Circular cropmarks.

<1> HOLLOWELL R., 1971, Aerial Photography and Fieldwork in the Upper Nene Valley, p.12/Site 4 (checked) (Journal). SNN106546.

<2> Northampton Museum Topographical Index, Site List (checked) (Index). SNN1470.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.80-88/Site 3 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<4> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.296/Site 2 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP75NE38 (unchecked) (Index). SNN443.

<6> HOLLOWELL R., 1967, Air Photography in 1967 (Journal). SNN16976.

<7> Brown, A E (ed), 1971, Bulletin of the Northamptonshire Federation of Archaeological Societies, Page 12 (Journal). SNN13960.

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Apr 9 2024 10:22AM