Monument record 3103/0/1 - Iron Age settlement, north-west of Spanhoe Lodge

Site of a 3rd-4th century BC Iron Age settlement located to the east of the parish of Harringworth.

{1} Excavation in 1978. Ironstone quarrying. Scatter of Iron Age features over about 2.5 acres revealed in topsoil. Features of two periods. Parallel ditches of C3rd-C4th BC with Iron Age pot sherds. A scatter of late pre-Belgic pits, ditches and pot sherds.

{3} SP 933 967: Iron Age settlement east of the parish on limestone at 110 metres above OD. Ironstone mining has recently revealed several Iron Age features over an area of 1 hectare. The features appeared to be of two periods and included two parallel ditches of the 3rd or 4th century BC and pits and ditches of a later date.

{4} A scatter of Iron Age features over 2.5 acres. Pair of parallel ditches dating to the 3rd or perhaps the 4th century BC. Possible trackway.

<1> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1979, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1978, p.102 (checked) (Article). SNN45225.

<2> JACKSON D., 1981, Archaeology at an Ironstone Quarry in the Harringworth-Wakerley Area, 1968-79, p.17-24 (unchecked) (Article). SNN38094.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.188/Site 14 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77382.

<4> Hall, D (Ed), 1979, South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (9), p.51 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN28703.

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Feb 26 2024 3:09PM