Monument record 4621 - Possible Prehistoric/Romano-British Settlement

Cropmarks of a pit alignment, as well as enclosures and boundary ditches have been identified on aerial photographs. In the south-eastern part of the site fieldwalking surveys have identified Romano-British pottery and significant quantities of building stone. Geophysical survey of this area did not identify any building remains, but did confirm the presence of the ditched enclosures

{1} Cropmarks; Iron Age and Romano-British enclosure and field system;

{2} Geophysical survey of an area on the south-eastern side of the cropmarks revealed part of a Romano-British settlement comprising linear and rectilinear arrangements of ditches that indicate possible remains of paddocks/enclosures. No recognisable indications of wall foundations were detected (representing a stone structure such as a Roman villa). It is likely that more extensive remains, possibly building remains, lie to the south-east of the area surveyed.

CLASP, Local People: Local Past (Website). SNN112896.

<1> Pickering J., 1977, AP List for North-West Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN39535.

<2> Masters, P., 2004, Geophysical survey report for: Harlestone 1 and Harlestone 2 (Report). SNN111390.

<3> CLASP, 2005-12, CLASP (Community Landscape and Archaeology Survey Project) Newsletter (Newsletter). SNN108402.

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Jan 28 2022 3:41PM