Monument record 4342 - Possible Iron Age/Roman settlement & Field System
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Summary
Cropmarks show a possible Iron Age and Romano-British nucleated settlement.
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
{1} Unclassified cropmarks, but possibly a settlement.
{2} Enclosures (SP 719793), lie in the W. of the parish, on Northampton Sand and Upper Lias Clay, at 16 m. above OD. Air photographs (in NMR) show cropmark of at least two rectangular enclosures, one with a circular feature in its S.E. corner. Other ditches are also visible. Plan.
{4} (SP 720795) An AP site identified in 1976 as a possible nucleated Iron Age/Romano-British settlement.
<1> Pickering J., 1977, AP List for North-West Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN39535.
<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p. 111, Fig 84/ Site 3(checked) (Series). SNN77381.
<3> RCHME, Undated, RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire II (Central), 890726 (Archive). SNN112900.
<4> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1977, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1976, p. 229 (Report). SNN723.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SNN39535 Catalogue: Pickering J.. 1977. AP List for North-West Northamptonshire. (unchecked).
- <2> 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. 111, Fig 84/ Site 3(checked).
- <3> SNN112900 Archive: RCHME. Undated. RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire II (Central). Historic England Archive. 890726.
- <4> SNN723 Report: Brown A.E. (Editor). 1977. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1976. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 12. Northants Archaeology Soc. p. 229.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (9)
- Parent of: Possible Ditch, Undated (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (4342/0/7)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (4342/0/1)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (4342/0/2)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (4342/0/3)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (4342/0/4)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (4342/0/8)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Enclosure (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (4342/0/9)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric Field Boundaries (Morphed Aerial Archaeology Interpretation) (Monument) (4342/0/5)
- Parent of: Possible Prehistoric/Roman Enclosure (Monument) (4342/0/6)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 72051 79354 (522m by 551m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KELMARSH, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- NRHE HOB UID: 343716
- NRHE HOB UID: 962236
Record last edited
Feb 7 2025 2:58PM
