Monument record 6250/1/1 - Camp Pit

Also known as Hunsbury Hill Opencast. Ironstone was quarried in an opencast mine on the north and west side of Hunsbury Hill Iron Age hill fort (known locally as Danes Camp) from 1882 until 1887. The quarrying has destroyed much of the area around the fort but provided Northampton Museum with many Iron Age and Roman finds. The only evidence of the workings can be seen as overgrown earthworks.

{2} A geophysical survey carried out in march 2004 revealed a possible edge to the quarry. Subsequent located the quarry edge and showed that the surviving unquarried area within the hillfort is larger than previously imagined.

{5, 6} Ironstone was quarried in an opencast mine on the north and west side of Hunsbury Hill Iron Age Hill fort (known locally as Danes Camp) from 1882 until 1887. The quarrying has destroyed much of the area around the fort but provided Northampton Museum with many Iron Age and Roman finds. The only evidence of the workings can be seen as overgrown earthworks.

<1> Tonks E., 1989, The Ironstone Quarries of The Midlands (History, Operation and Railways): The Northampton Area, p.106-121 (unchecked) (Book). SNN47272.

<2> Jackson D.; Tingle M., 2004, Hunsbury Hill Fort: A New Survey, p.4 (checked) (Full Report). SNN105160.

<3> Jackson D.; Tingle M., 2004, Hunsbury Hill Fort: A New Survey, Appendix 2 (checked) (Full Report). SNN105160.

<4> Jackson, D. & Tingle, M., 2012, An Archaeological Survey of the Hunsbury Hillfort Defences, 37/116 (checked) (Article). SNN108365.

<5> Historic England, Unknown, Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments, 03-MAR-2008 N Guiden (local to area) (Oral Report). SNN111577.

<6> Instone E., 1995, Monuments Protection Programme: The Iron Mining Industry (Introduction to Step 3 Site Assessments), Volume 4 (Report). SNN109473.

Record last edited

Jun 13 2024 2:26PM