Monument record 1673 - Iron Age & Romano-British Settlement at Piddington

Evidence of wider settlement around the main villa complex. Cropmarks of possible ditches have been identified on aerial photographs and a geophysical survey has found a series of enclosures or field system.

{6} Geophysical survey was undertaken on land to the east of the Roman villa to attempt to provide conclusive evidence for a Roman military camp that was believed to be present, based on crop-marks in the northern part of the field, and finds made in the villa excavation. No evidence for ditches identified as cropmarks were found. There were, however, a number of clearly defined enclosures or a field system probably relating to the wider hinterland associated with the villa. Possible kilns were also identified, although these were undated.

<1> Friendship-Taylor, RM & DE, 2005, Iron Age and Roman Piddington: Interim report and phase descriptions of the late Iron Age settlement and Roman villa at Piddington Northants, 2005 (Report). SNN110873.

<2> FRIENDSHIP-TAYLOR R.M.; FRIENDSHIP-TAYLOR D.E., 2010, Iron Age and Roman Piddington: 8th interim report and phase descriptions of the late Iron Age settlement, military phase, Roman villas & Saxon phases at Piddington, Northants (Report). SNN110705.

<3> FRIENDSHIP-TAYLOR R.M.; FRIENDSHIP-TAYLOR D.E., 2013, Iron Age and Roman Piddington: 11th interim report and phase descriptions of the late Iron Age settlement, military phase, Roman villa complex & early Saxon phases at Piddington, Northants (Report). SNN111280.

<4> FRIENDSHIP-TAYLOR R.M.; FRIENDSHIP-TAYLOR D.E., 2014/5, Iron Age and Roman Piddington: 12th interim report on the late Iron Age settlement, military phase, Roman villa complex & early Saxon phases at Piddington, Northants (Report). SNN111281.

<5> Selkirk, A., 2014, Piddington Uncovered: Beyond the Roman Villa (Article). SNN111282.

<6> Ainslie, R and S, 2020, Magnetometry survey on land east of Piddington Roman Villa, 2020 (Report). SNN112176.

<7> Crank, N. (Editor), 2021, South Midlands Archaeology (51), p. 70-2 (Journal). SNN113326.

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