Monument record 793 - Prehistoric Settlement
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Summary
Prehistoric or Roman ditched enclosures, ring ditches and possible trackway seen as cropmarks on air photographs.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
{1} Enclosures, ring ditches and linear ditches (SP 634 562), on Northampton Sand, at about 150m above OD. Air photographs (in NMR) show a grop of small rectangular enclosures, one bounded by a triple ditch and one by a double ditch. There are also at least three ring ditches to the north-east. Further south-east is a series of linear ditches, perhaps part of a trackway, with a large enclosure and other ditches on its east side.
<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p. 181/Site 7 (Series). SNN77381.
<2> RCHME, Undated, RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire II (Central), 889331 (Archive). SNN112900.
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (14)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Barrow (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (793/0/7)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Barrow (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (793/0/8)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Ditch (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (793/0/10)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Ditch (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (793/0/14)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (793/0/2)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (793/0/3)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (793/0/4)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (793/0/5)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (793/0/6)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (793/0/9)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (793/0/1)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (793/0/13)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (793/0/12)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Pits (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (793/0/11)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 6338 5610 (400m by 207m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOWE IX CHURCHES, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- NRHE HOB UID: 341553
Record last edited
Feb 3 2025 8:47PM
