Monument record 1411 - Undated enclosures, north-west of Foxhill Spinney

Cropmarks of undated rectilinear enclosures have been identified on aerial photographs. Geophysical survey provided further detail, indicating a complex of enclosures, pits and ditches that covered a larger area than the cropmarks.

{3} Geophysical survey identified well-defined ditches and rectilinear enclosures and suggest settlement activity. The Great Central Railway has destroyed the eastern section of the complex. The central area measures at least 25m by 25m, comprising four possible enclosures in each of the corners, with further internal divisions and pit-like responses. A clear entrance and trackway to the complex lies towards the south-west and is c16m wide.

<1> CHADWICK P.; STEPHENSON A., 1999, Archaeological Desk Based Assessment: Land North of Brackley, Northamptonshire, (checked) (Report). SNN63160.

<2> Cotswold Archaeology Ltd, 2006, Brackley Sawmills: Environmental Report, (checked) (Report). SNN105704.

<3> Brunning, E & Freeman, J, 2023, Brackley, Northamptonshire: Geophysical Survey (Report). SNN115304.

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Jul 18 2023 10:38AM