Monument record 2273 - Possible Prehistoric Settlement, west of Lowick Road

Cropmarks of possible prehistoric or Roman enclosures and pits identified on aerial photographs. Part of a possible round barrow ring dtch has also been identified.

{1} Cropmark recorded in 1980. Part of a ring ditch. G.Foard (19/10/1981).

{3} Enclosures and Ditches (TL 003815), SW of the village, on river gravel at about 40m above OD. Air photographs (in NMR) show indistinct cropmarks of at least one rectangular enclosure and a number of short ditches. RCHM Inventory suggests this area centred TL 008834 to be that emparked in 1298 by Henry, Earl of Lincoln. Area 30 acres. Known as the Warren in 1793. Low bank 0.5 - 1m high exists along boundary at the N and S ends of the park. [RCHM plan].

{5} Rectangular enclosure, ring ditches recorded on AP in 1980.

<1> FOARD G.R., 1981, ORAL REPORT TO SMR, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN51193.

<2> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, NCCAP TL081/13-15, 17-20, 25-28, 31-36 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, P. 184 (Series). SNN77382.

<4> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, P. 151 (Series). SNN77381.

<5> Brown A.E. (ed.), 1981, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1980, Page 207 (Article). SNN100418.

<6> RCHME, Undated, RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire I (North-East), AF0615981 (Archive). SNN113295.

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Feb 7 2025 2:28PM