Monument record 790 - Possible Prehistoric Field System With Trackways
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Summary
Complex of Prehistoric or Roman enclosures and ditches across the parish seen as cropmarks on air photographs.
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Type and Period (4)
Full Description
{1} The whole parish is an area of contiguous features and should be regarded as a single multi period site. There is evidence of a triple ditched prehistoric boundary (the start of the Jurassic Way), with the later periods showing a less organised landscape with trackways and enclosures. The area seems to have a later phase where new arrangements of roads and enclosures were imposed over an earlier landscape.
{2} (SP 634 571) Two parallel ditches and (SP 633 568) on AP in 1980.
{3} (SP 642 569) Possibly two parallel ditches, (SP 638 565) and an enclosure on air photographs in 1981.
{4} Enclosures (SP 638 560) and (SP 635 560) identified during AP survey in 1982.
{5} (SP 636 567) [Probably part of the prehistoric landscape which includes various lengths of multiple ditches running roughly in line with the Jurassic Way. Possibly a form of prehistoric boundary marker.
<1> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1977, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1976, P. 230, 1977 (Report). SNN723.
<2> Brown A.E. (ed.), 1981, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1980, P. 205 (Article). SNN100418.
<3> Brown A.E.(ed), 1982, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1981, P. 109 (Journal). SNN100413.
<4> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1983, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1982, P. 181 (Article). SNN24591.
<5> Pickering, J, 1978, The Jurassic Spine, P. 140-143 (Article). SNN115412.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SNN723 Report: Brown A.E. (Editor). 1977. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1976. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 12. Northants Archaeology Soc. P. 230, 1977.
- <2> SNN100418 Article: Brown A.E. (ed.). 1981. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1980. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 16. Northants Archaeology Soc. P. 205.
- <3> SNN100413 Journal: Brown A.E.(ed). 1982. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1981. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 17. Northants Archaeology Soc. P. 109.
- <4> SNN24591 Article: Brown A.E. (Editor). 1983. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1982. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 18. Northants Archaeology Soc. P. 181.
- <5> SNN115412 Article: Pickering, J. 1978. The Jurassic Spine. Current Archaeology. Vol 6 No 5. Current Archaeology. P. 140-143.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Location
Grid reference | Centred SP 6266 5655 (1750m by 1894m) Transfer |
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Civil Parish | STOWE IX CHURCHES, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District) |
Civil Parish | FARTHINGSTONE, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- NRHE HOB UID: 961383
Record last edited
Jan 31 2025 2:58PM