Monument record 1160/3/1 - Possible Defensive Ditch

{1} No trace of bank, wall or ditch was located in Trench A and the defences presumably ran to the southof this point. Trench B contained a small ditch c.4m wide x 2m deep. No dating evidence was recovered. It is presumed from the small size of the ditch that the town wall must have formed the main defensive obstacle at this point.

<1> Williams J.H.; Shaw M.; Hardy S., 1978-1984, Northampton Development Corporation SMR Secondary Record Sheets, M125 (checked) (Catalogue). SNN108.

<2> Welsh T.C., 2000-01, Documentary Sources for The Course of The Medieval Town Wall, Northampton, (Checked) (Article). SNN103958.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.330 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.

<4> Williams J.H., 1982, Four Small Excavations on Northampton's Medieval Defences, p65 (Checked) (Article). SNN1859.

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May 18 2010 12:43PM