Monument record 2273 - Possible Prehistoric Settlement, west of Lowick Road
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Summary
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.
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Type and Period (8)
- FUNERARY SITE? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- ROUND BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- SETTLEMENT? (Prehistoric - 500000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- RING DITCH (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Roman - 500000 BC? to 409 AD?)
- DITCH (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Roman - 500000 BC to 409 AD)
- RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Roman - 500000 BC to 409 AD)
- DEER PARK (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PARK PALE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full Description
{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.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SNN51193 Uncertain: FOARD G.R.. 1981. ORAL REPORT TO SMR. (unchecked).
- <2> SNN104822 Aerial Photograph(s): Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs. NCCAP TL081/13-15, 17-20, 25-28, 31-36.
- <3> SNN77382 Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1982. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 4. HMSO. P. 184.
- <4> SNN77381 Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1981. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 3. HMSO. P. 151.
- <5> SNN100418 Article: Brown A.E. (ed.). 1981. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1980. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 16. Northants Archaeology Soc. Page 207.
- <6> SNN113295 Archive: RCHME. Undated. RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire I (North-East). Historic England Archive. AF0615981.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (7)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Ditch (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (2273/0/5)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Ditch (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (2273/0/7)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (2273/0/1)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (2273/0/2)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (2273/0/3)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Pits (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (2273/0/4)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Pits (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (2273/0/6)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 00338 81534 (262m by 205m) Approximate |
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Civil Parish | ALDWINCLE, North Northamptonshire (formerly East Northants District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- NRHE HOB UID: 361296
Record last edited
Feb 7 2025 2:28PM