Monument record 726/20/1 - Roman Buildings

{1} Trench located along the length of Watling Street located a stone building with pitched foundations. It was 7m wide and was irregularly located in respect of the present line of Watling Street. This building was cut by the one ditch not aligned to Watling Street. This ditch contained pottery from the late 2nd to 4th century.

{2} North of the river Tove a series of evaluations close to the junction of the A5 and A43 have identified a northern suburb for the Roman town. Although mostly small scale trenches these excavations have identified sufficient evidence to suggest the likely form of buildings in this area. No complete building plans have been recovered but limited pre-emptive excavations in 1986 and 1988 during the construction of a petrol filling station and trial trenching and geophysics south east of the main roundabout in 1990 both suggest that this area is characterised by stone founded strip buildings in a ribbon development close to Watling street from the second to fourth centuries.

<1> SHAW M. & WILLIAMS A., 1989, South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter, 19/41 (unchecked) (Notes). SNN47075.

<2> Taylor J.; Foard G.; Laughton J.; Steadman S.; Ballinger J., 2002, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Towcester, Section 3.3.3 (unchecked) (Report). SNN103132.

<3> SHAW M., 1988, Unpublished report, (unchecked) (Note). SNN51876.

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