Monument record 1597/0/1 - Probable Bronze Age Round Barrow

The earthwork of a possible round barrow was identified in the 1970s, but had been ploughed flat by 1994.

{1} Earthwork of possible Bronze Age barrow, 30m in diameter and 0.5m high. Traces of a ditch. Situated at SP958712.

{2} David Hall reports a low circular mound.

{3} Soilmark, a mound of pink gravel is surrounded by a dark annular soil mark. Possibly a ploughed out barrow. Contour plan.

{4} Site visit 23/6/94 confirmed that the round mound has now been destroyed.

{5}{7} A roughly circular anomaly of about 12m diameter could denote the ring ditch of a former barrow.

{6} Desk-top assessment, fieldwalking, magnetometer survey and test-pit excavation were carried out between September-October 1994 either side of Marsh Lane. A ring ditch may mark the site of a mound which was recorded as a barrow in 1972. A few shallow undated features were found close by.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.57/Site 3 (checked) (Series). SNN77379.

<2> 1985, Interim Report, (unchecked) (Interim Report). SNN38013.

<3> HALL D.N.; HUTCHINGS J.B., 1972, The Distribution of Archaeological Sites Between The Nene and The Ouse Valleys, p.14 Site 7 (checked) (Article). SNN35780.

<4> Kidd, S., 1994, SMR Report Form, (checked) (SMR Report Form). SNN49429.

<5> Parry, S, 1995, Marsh Lane, Irthlingborough evaluation, (checked) (SMR Report Form). SNN49406.

<6> Horne, B (Editor), 1995, South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (25), p.40 (checked) (Journal). SNN100611.

<7> Parry, S., 1994, Archaeological Evaluation at Marsh Lane, Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, October 1994, p.7 (checked) (Report). SNN70548.

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Mar 18 2024 12:37PM