Monument record 1641/0/40 - Possible Iron Age/Romano-British Enclosure
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{1} The series of mainly rectilinear enclosures, each bounded by ditches and containing occasional roundhouses, occupies the same natural ironstone ridge as the fortified town and appears to show that the defences were superimposed upon an earlier, existing settlement. The overlapping of several components denotes different phases of activity.
Possible enclosure found by geophysics; probably rhomboid in shape and breadth is about 45m north-south; interior contains two roundhouses; if contemporary these could have been separated by ditch which runs through part of interior but may have been otherwise have been obscured by masking effect of modern land drains.
<1> Dix B.N., 1991, Archaeological Evaluation at Irchester, Northants, 1990-91, p.2+20 (checked) (Report). SNN1694.
<2> Holmes M., 1991, SMR Report Form, (checked) (SMR Report Form). SNN48843.
<3> Shaw M. (Editor), 1992, CBA Group 9 Report for Northamptonshire Archaeology Unit: Contracts Section, p.38 (checked) (Newsletter). SNN48018.
<4> Dix B., 1992, Recent Work in Northamptonshire Archaeology, p.121 (checked) (Article). SNN104441.
<5> SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF ROMAN STUDIES, 1992, Britannia, p.285 (checked) (Journal). SNN107048.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SNN1694 Report: Dix B.N.. 1991. Archaeological Evaluation at Irchester, Northants, 1990-91. Northamptonshire Archaeology Fieldwork Reports. N.C.C.. p.2+20 (checked).
- <2> SNN48843 SMR Report Form: Holmes M.. 1991. SMR Report Form. (checked).
- <3> SNN48018 Newsletter: Shaw M. (Editor). 1992. CBA Group 9 Report for Northamptonshire Archaeology Unit: Contracts Section. South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 22. C.B.A.. p.38 (checked).
- <4> SNN104441 Article: Dix B.. 1992. Recent Work in Northamptonshire Archaeology. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 24. Northants Archaeology Soc. p.121 (checked).
- <5> SNN107048 Journal: SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF ROMAN STUDIES. 1992. Britannia. BRITANNIA. 23. Soc. For Roman Studies. p.285 (checked).
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Location
Grid reference | Centred SP 9146 6673 (59m by 53m) Central |
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Civil Parish | IRCHESTER, North Northamptonshire (formerly Wellingborough District) |
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- None recorded
Record last edited
Dec 10 2014 5:47PM