Monument record 1943 - Iron Age, Romano-British & Early Saxon Settlement, by junction 10a on the A14

Salvage excavation in 1989 found a dense scatter of Romano-British and Iron Age or Saxon pottery, indicative of possible settlement. Geophysical survey in 2025 found a comlex of anomalies associated with later prehistoric/Romano-British occupation.

{1} The most conspicuous archaeological site on the course of the preferred route lies in a field through which the parish boundary between Burton Latimer and Cranford runs in an unusually irregular fashion. This fact might in itself be enough to signify a site. Although the nucleus of the site is some distance from the disused railway line, it is clear that roads construction would result in the destruction of importance archaeological material. One interesting point is the conviction of the occupier that most, or even all, of the field has been quarried. Records held by NAU suggest that some of the field may be quarried.

{3} The geophysical survey revealed a complex of anomalies associated with later prehistoric / Romano-British occupation, including numerous large enclosures, adjoining smaller enclosures, a ring ditch, and discrete anomalies indicative of pits. The responses suggest settlement activity, with the enclosures and pits likely representing areas of occupation and use.

<1> Barcham R.C., 1984, The M1-A1 Link Road and Kettering Northern Bypass Archaeological Survey 1983-84. Northamptonshire Archaeology, p.7 (checked) (Report). SNN46879.

<2> Soden I.; Dix B., 1995, The M1-A1 Link Road in Northamptonshire: Archaeological Observation Along the A14, 1989-94, p.20 (checked) (Report). SNN73926.

<3> Rebecca Fradgley, 2025, GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY REPORT: A14 Junction 10a and A6 Link Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire (Report). SNN116847.

Record last edited

Jun 12 2025 2:16PM