Monument record 3627 - Possible Prehistoric Activity, south of Hill Top Road

Air photographs show, very indistinctly, a large rectangular enclosure and a number of associated ditches. Some worked flints and a little medieval pottery have been found on the site

{1} Enclosure (SP 875718) NE of the village, on sand at 95m above OD. Air photographs (in NMR) show, very indistinctly, a large rectangular enclosure and a number of associated ditches. Some worked flints and a little Medieval pottery have been found on this site.

{2} Fieldwalking recovered three prehistoric flint blades.

{3} Crop marks suggestive of a series of straight sided enclosures on top of ridge.

{4} Aerial photography in 1982 recorded the cropmark of two parallel ditches.

{5} A large rectangular enclosure and a number of associated ditches. Some worked flints and a little medieval pottery have been found on the site.

{9} (Area SP 87547182). Cropmarks of several ditched rectangular enclosures visible on AP taken by R Hollowell, 1969.

{10} Mr J.R Fox has in his possession worked flints (BA) and Md pottery found on this site in Oct 1969.
The site is under plough. There are no surface indications of the enclosures and no finds were made.
The air photographs are not available for examination.

<1> Brown, A.E. (Ed.), 1970, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1969 (Prehistoric), p.5 (unchecked) (Article). SNN28659.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.82 site 5 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77380.

<3> HOLLOWELL R., 1971, Aerial Photography and Fieldwork in the Upper Nene Valley, 6/14 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN106546.

<4> Foard G.; Richardson D., 1983, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1982 (Aerial Photography), p.182 Cranford (checked) (Notes). SNN100412.

<5> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.82 site 5 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77380.

<6> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, (unchecked) (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<7> Steadman S., 1992, A509 Isham And Great Harrowden Bypasses Archaeological Evaluation, Stage 1: Desk-top Survey, p.5 (checked) (Report). SNN101558.

<8> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP87SE19 (unchecked) (Index). SNN443.

<9> Northampton Museum 6 Inch Map, Northampton Mus 6" (PCC 1969) (Map). SNN10162.

<10> Baird, J, 1969, Field Investigators Comments, F1 JB 03-DEC-1969 (Note). SNN111452.

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Feb 7 2025 2:51PM