Monument record 215 - Possible Prehistoric/Romano-British Settlement
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Summary
Pit alignment, ring ditch and possible rectangular enclosures on air photos.
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Type and Period (6)
- SETTLEMENT? (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Roman - 500000 BC? to 409 AD?)
- GEOLOGICAL MARKS? (Unknown date)
- NATURAL FEATURE? (Unknown date)
- PIT ALIGNMENT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Early Neolithic to Late Roman - 4000 BC to 409 AD)
- RING DITCH (Early Neolithic to Late Roman - 4000 BC to 409 AD)
Full Description
{1} Pit alignment and enclosure (centred SP 525386) lie immediately west of Farthinghoe Lodge, in the south of the parish, on Northampton Sand and Upper Lias Clay at 154 m. above OD. Air photographs show a clearly marked pit alignment running north-north-east for 250 m. from SP 525385. Other cropmarks in the vicinity appear to be the result of frost-fracture but there may be a small rectangular enclosure to the west of the pit alignment (SP 52503865). A little to the south-east (SP 526383) other air photographs (NCAU) show several indistinct ditches as well as some possible enclosures. The only clear feature is a ring ditch 20 m in diameter.
<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.54 site 9 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.
<2> Aerial Photograph, A/P (CUAP, ABY83-5) (Photographs). SNN112974.
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (12)
- Parent of: Possible Building, Undated (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (215/0/10)
- Parent of: Possible Enclosure, Undated (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (215/0/5)
- Parent of: Possible Wood Bank, Undated (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (215/0/12)
- Parent of: Prehistoric Pit Alignment (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (215/0/3)
- Parent of: Prehistoric Pit Alignment (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (215/0/4)
- Parent of: Probable Pit, Undated (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (215/0/7)
- Parent of: Probable Pit, Undated (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (215/0/8)
- Parent of: Probable Pit, Undated (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (215/0/9)
- Parent of: Undated Ditch (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (215/0/11)
- Parent of: Undated Ditch (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (215/0/2)
- Parent of: Undated Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (215/0/1)
- Parent of: Undated Field Boundary (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (215/0/6)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 52432 38657 (305m by 323m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FARTHINGHOE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- NRHE HOB UID: 339112
Record last edited
Feb 3 2025 8:15PM
