Monument record 1741/0/2 - Possible Iron Age settlement

Iron Age pit site containing pottery was revealed when digging of a pipeline trench was carried out. Also cropmarks visible on air photographs taken in 1980 revealed an enclosure, suggesting a possible settlement.

{1} North of Stanwick on limestone at 150ft above OD. A pipeline trench cut through a pit containing Iron Age pottery;

{2} D N Hall- gives grid reference as SP975719

{3} A very indistinct cropmark was noted on aerial photographs of this area in 1980 (G Foard 4/8/80);

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.79/Site 7 (checked) (Series). SNN77379.

<2> HALL D.N.; HUTCHINGS J.B., 1972, The Distribution of Archaeological Sites Between The Nene and The Ouse Valleys, p.15 Site 3 (checked) (Article). SNN35780.

<3> FOARD G.R., 1980, ORAL REPORT TO SMR, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN51153.

<4> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, NCCAP:SP9771/99 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<5> Foard G.; Richardson D., 1983, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1982 (Aerial Photography), P. 16 (Notes). SNN100412.

Record last edited

May 28 2024 3:33PM