Monument record 3689 - Possible Iron Age Settlement
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Summary
Cropmarks of probable Iron Age enclosures and a round house identified on aerial photographs during the Northants NMP project.
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Type and Period (6)
- SETTLEMENT? (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD?)
- ENCLOSURE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Roman - 500000 BC to 409 AD)
- LINEAR EARTHWORK (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Roman - 500000 BC to 409 AD)
- PIT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Roman - 500000 BC to 409 AD)
- RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Roman - 500000 BC to 409 AD)
- RING DITCH (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Roman - 500000 BC to 409 AD)
Full Description
{3} Group of cropmark enclosures, probably Iron Age in date.
{5} (SP821761) Rectangular enclosures appended to linear ditches, pits, large ring ditch, on AP in 1979.
{6} (SP822760) Enclosure and ditches on AP in 1981.
<1> HYLTON T.; MASTERS P., 1998, Empingham to Hannington Anglian Water Pipeline, Northamptonshire Section, Archaeological Evaluation: Stage 1, (checked) (Report). SNN63049.
<2> Rees G., 2008, Enclosure Boundaries and Settlement Individuality in The Iron Age, (unchecked) (Article). SNN106040.
<3> Slatcher D., 1999, A Desk-Based Archaeological Assessment On The Line Of The Requisitioned Sewer At Mawsley New Village, Cransley, Northamptonshire, p.7 (checked) (Report). SNN100008.
<4> Richmond A., 2012, Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment: Land at Cransley Hill, Broughton, Northamptonshire, 2012, p.27 (checked) (Report). SNN108550.
<5> Brown A.E. (ed.), 1980, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1979, P. 176 (Article). SNN56490.
<6> Brown A.E.(ed), 1982, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1981, P. 108 (Journal). SNN100413.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SNN63049 Report: HYLTON T.; MASTERS P.. 1998. Empingham to Hannington Anglian Water Pipeline, Northamptonshire Section, Archaeological Evaluation: Stage 1. N.C.C.. (checked).
- <2> SNN106040 Article: Rees G.. 2008. Enclosure Boundaries and Settlement Individuality in The Iron Age. Changing Perspectives in the First Millenium BC. Oxbow. (unchecked).
- <3> SNN100008 Report: Slatcher D.. 1999. A Desk-Based Archaeological Assessment On The Line Of The Requisitioned Sewer At Mawsley New Village, Cransley, Northamptonshire. John Samuels Archaeological Consultants Reports. JSAC/615/99/001. John Samuels. p.7 (checked).
- <4> SNN108550 Report: Richmond A.. 2012. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment: Land at Cransley Hill, Broughton, Northamptonshire, 2012. Phoenix Consulting Achaeology Fieldwork Reports. PC390a. Phoenix Consulting. p.27 (checked).
- <5> SNN56490 Article: Brown A.E. (ed.). 1980. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1979. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 15. Northants Archaeology Soc. P. 176.
- <6> SNN100413 Journal: Brown A.E.(ed). 1982. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1981. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 17. Northants Archaeology Soc. P. 108.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (6)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (3689/0/4)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (3689/0/6)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Enclosures (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (3689/0/2)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Enclosures (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (3689/0/5)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Hut Circle (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (3689/0/1)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Pits (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (3689/0/3)
Related Events/Activities (4)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 821 759 (248m by 400m) Central |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CRANSLEY, North Northamptonshire (formerly Kettering District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- NRHE HOB UID: 967835
Record last edited
Feb 7 2025 2:53PM
