Monument record 2029 - Area of probable prehistoric/Roman activity

Cropmarks recorded on aerial photographs. Some of the cropmarks are indistinct

{1} Cropmarks on aerial photogrpahs of 1962; Hollowell; ditches and enclosures with rectangular and circular enclosures along either side;

{2} SP820655; indistinct; Linear ditches and enclosures (SP 820655),in the S of the parish,on clay and sand at 103m above OD.This appears to be an extensionof the North Ecton Complex.Air photographs (in NMR) show indistinct cropmarks of a linear ditch with a number of circular and sub- rectangular enclosures along it.

{5} This site is under a crop of corn. No surface indications of former occupation seen.

<1> Northampton Museum Topographical Index, (unchecked) (Index). SNN1470.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.144 site 3 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77380.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP86NW16 (unchecked) (Index). SNN443.

<4> Hollowell, R., Robert Hollowell's Aerial Photographic Archive (Photographic prints (B&W)). SNN110835.

<5> PEVSNER N., 1961, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, Page 427-8 (Series). SNN113374.

Record last edited

Feb 4 2025 8:26PM