Monument record 835 - Romano-British Settlement, east of Camp Hill

Fieldwalking surveys in 1975, 1986 and 2001 found a scatter of Roman pottery and building material. Geophysical survey identified a number of ditched enclosures probably representing at least two phases of settlement.

{2} A scatter of Romano-British pottery and fragments of tile and building stone (some dressed) were found in 1975.

{3} Size of fieldwalking survey was 5 hectares. Confirms that finds present, but no further information. More detailed information awaited from fieldworker's database.

{4} Geophysical survey identified numerous positive magnetic anomalies, mainly within Area 1. These appear to represent buried ditches forming a series of about 12 rectangular and curvilinear enclosures. These evidently intercut and represent at least two phases of development. A possible circular enclosure was also detected.

Morphologically the features are likely to represent former Iron Age and Roman settlement of at least two phases. Several other linear anomalies reflecting former ditches or further enclosures extending southwards.

{6} NH 20 Listed as the possible site of a Roman villa.

<1> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1976, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1975, 11/186 (checked) (Journal). SNN169.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.25/Site 3 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<3> Young S., 1994, Fieldwalking Survey of Romano-British Sites, (checked) (Gazetteer). SNN54726.

<4> Fisher I., 2003, A Geophysical Survey at Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire 2002-2003, p.2-3 (checked) (Report). SNN109002.

<5> CLASP, 2006, Local People - Local Past, Bugbrooke Site 1 (Compact Disk). SNN106688.

<6> Scott, E., 1993, A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain, p. 141/Site NH20 (Monograph). SNN110345.

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