Monument record 2233 - Site of possible prehistoric settlement, north-east of Pilton

Probable Prehistoric oval enclosure with a small polygonal/rectilinear enclosure adjacent, visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs.

{1} Enclosure (TL 029849) in the extreme E of the parish close to the R. Nene, on limestone at 100 ft above OD. The site, visible only on air photographs, consists of a roughly oval enclosure with a small outer enclosure attached to its E side. (Air photographs in NMR).

{4} Plan (25" sketch).

{5} A pair of enclosures is visible as cropmarks on HE aerial reconnaissance photographs taken 30th June 2015: one is large and roughly oval (66m x 34m), the other, located butting up to the east edge of the oval feature, is roughly rectilinear and far smaller (20m x 14m). Also visible within the small enclosure and immediately to its north are a cluster of at least 15 pits. The site is considered likely to be the remains of a settlement and/or livestock enclosure of Iron Age/ Romano-British date.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p. 72/Site 1 (Series). SNN77379.

<2> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, NCCAP:TL0284/12+17+18+24-27+31 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<3> Foard G.; Richardson D., 1983, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1982 (Aerial Photography), p. 81 (Notes). SNN100412.

<4> Nene Valley Research Committee SMR Records (Index). SNN4499.

<5> Oblique Aerial Photograph, 28735_049-064 30-JUN-2015 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN111738.

<6> Aerial Photograph, CUCAP ZF 15-16 (Photographs). SNN112974.

<7> Cowley, D E and Foard, G R, eds, 1980, Aerial photography in Northamptonshire 1979, p. 179 (Article). SNN112709.

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Feb 7 2025 2:28PM