Monument record 791 - Possible Prehistoric Settlement, south-west of Stowe Lodge

Remains of enclosures, linear ditches and pit alignment of Prehistoric or Roman date seen as cropmarks on air photographs.

{1} Enclosures, Pit alignments and Ditches (centred SP 626560), in the S.W. corner of the parish on Northampton Sand at 152 m. above OD. Air photographs (in NMR) show cropmarks of a sub-rectangular enclosure, of less than half a hectare (SP 62575602). To the E. three sides of another are visible, with two much smaller ones inside, towards the E. end. Traces of at least one other enclosure
and ditches lie to the N. A curving ditch runs N.W. from the S.W. corner of the first enclosure from the N.W corner a short length of pit alignment rns N.N.E. A second parallel alignment to the E. is more easily traced, over a longer distance.
[To the east are] Linear ditches (SP 629 560; Fig. 135), on Northampton Sand, at 152m above OD. Air photographs (in NMR) show a small group of linear ditches.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, P.181/ Site 3 & 8 (Series). SNN77381.

<2> RCHME, Undated, RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire II (Central), 889331 (Archive). SNN112900.

<3> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1974, Archaeology In Northamptonshire 1973, p. 44 (Article). SNN9109.

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Feb 3 2025 8:47PM