Monument record 1621/0/2 - Probable Romano-British Building With Pit/Well

{1} Area of cropmarks includes enclosure ditches and buildings; [central ngr given of TL008793 probably incorrect].

{2} North of the road a network of rectilinear gullies and ditches demarcated two small compounds or yards that contained little architectural evidence. A small group of postholes covering an area of 6m x 4m however, may have been part of a small timber ancillary building associated with a large pit or well.

{3} To date, the cropmarks indicate that the southern side of Gartree road at least, and both sides of the looping road through the settlement, appear to have been lined to varying degrees by probable stone foundation strip buildings. In general, this pattern is confirmed by the reports of stone recovered through field walking and perhaps suggests that the smaller side roads were either primarily for access to the surrounding landscape or lined by timber structures less
likely to be identifiable as cropmarks.

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, TL07NW14 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<2> Taylor J., 2000, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Titchmarsh (Roman), Section 3.3.5 Buildings (checked) (Digital archive). SNN100748.

<3> Taylor J., 2000, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Titchmarsh (Roman), p.9 (part checked) (Report). SNN106660.

Record last edited

Feb 10 2014 3:21PM