Monument record 7003/0/1 - Possible Medieval/Post Medieval hollow way or boundary ditch

Earthwork originally interpreted as a hollow way. Trial trench excavation indicates it may be a former boundary ditch

{1} T.C. Welsh describes a hollow way rising in a curve from the river bank linking with a short length of apparent cambered way with side-ditch and banks, flanking the north side of Ordnance Road. The hollow way may relate to traffic from the village pre-dating Ordnance Road.

{2} On the north side of Ordnance Road the remains of a possible hollow way runs north towards the river then curves to run eastwards parallel with the river. A trench across the feature exposed a very broad shallow rounded cut. At the centre of the ditch was a narrow linear cut. It seems likely that it is a silted up ditch that relates to some form of boundary drainage activity. Pottery dating to the 15th-16th century and 18th-19th century was found in the upper fill.

Subsequent to the trial trench excavation the earthwork now seems more likely to be a silted up ditch that relates to some form of boundary drainage activity for fields. The ditch is perhaps a continuation of a north to south boundary ditch located to the south-west of the development

<1> WELSH T.C., 1996, Weedon earthwork - possible remnant of ringwork?, (checked) (Notes). SNN42416.

<2> Higgins T., 2013, An Archaeological Evaluation at Ordnance Way, Lower Weedon, Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire, p. 5 (Report). SNN109711.

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Feb 8 2018 2:18PM