Monument record 4253 - Romano-British Settlement, South of Harrington Road
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Summary
A series of cropmarks that identified a Roman settlement. In 2023, geophysical survey corroborated the cropmarks by identifying probable occupation areas that include several forms of enclosures, curvilinear ditches and intense pitting and post holes.
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Type and Period (7)
- SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- STORAGE PIT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Roman - 500000 BC? to 409 AD?)
- PIT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Roman - 500000 BC? to 409 AD?)
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Roman - 500000 BC? to 409 AD?)
- DOUBLE DITCHED ENCLOSURE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Roman - 500000 BC? to 409 AD?)
- POST HOLE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Roman - 500000 BC? to 409 AD?)
- DITCH (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Roman - 500000 BC? to 409 AD?)
Full Description
{1} - The geophysical survey found multiple enclosures in this area and is listed as site 2 within the report. The enclosures include multiple styles: a pentagonal enclosure formed of several curvilinear ditches overlaps with a very angular, rectilinear enclosure, whilst a third double-ditched enclosure lies just to the north-west. There are anomalies that have been interpreted to be pits and roundhouses situated within and around the areas. The report concludes that the dating of the settlement must be of the Iron Age or Roman period
<1> Adam Meadows; Chris Manktelow, 2023, Archaeological Geophysical Survey at Nunnery Farm, Rothwell, Northamptonshire (Report). SNN115896.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SNN115896 Report: Adam Meadows; Chris Manktelow. 2023. Archaeological Geophysical Survey at Nunnery Farm, Rothwell, Northamptonshire. MOLA Northampton. 23/096. MOLA.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (4)
- Parent of: (structural record only) (Monument) (4253/0)
- Related to: Possible Iron Age/Roman activity, north of A14 (Monument) (5847)
- Related to: Possible Iron Age/Roman Settlement, north of Harrington Road (Monument) (5875)
- Related to: Possible Prehistoric/Roman settlement, north of A14 (Monument) (8758)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 79886 80507 (288m by 282m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ROTHWELL, North Northamptonshire (formerly Kettering District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Sep 30 2024 9:11AM
