Monument record 2703 - Possible prehistoric settlement (part of the Swans Nest complex)

Cropmarks of two possible enclosures have been identified on aerial photographs

{1} Two enclosures located south of Fotheringhay village. Part of the Swans Nest complex of cropmarks:
(16) Enclosure (?) (TL 06959611), on the south of a small stream, the course of which is the result of modern alteration. Because of this change and the permanently damp ground in the area, only two parallel ditches, with a sharp bend at their S. ends, are visible on air photographs. The remains are perhaps the west side of a small rectangular enclosure.

(17) Enclosure (TL 06979604), to the south of (16). Damp ground prevents any trace of the north-east side being recorded on air photographs, but an entrance may have been here. A small ring ditch on the south-east side is probably a hut circle and vague marks on air photographs suggest other possible hut circles to the north of it. There is a large pit in the south-west corner which is also intersected by the long linear ditch.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p. 68/Site 16 (Series). SNN77379.

<2> RCHME, Undated, RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire I (North-East), 890486 (Archive). SNN113295.

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Feb 7 2025 2:32PM