Monument record 4642 - Possible prehistoric and/or medieval (?) Settlement, west of Deveron House

Cropmark of a rectilinear enclosure identified from aerial photographs. Geophysical survey and subsequent trial trench excavation have identified the enclosure and associated features. Late medieval pottery was recovered from the upper fills of the enclosure ditch. Within the enclosure, but not necessarily associated with it was a possible Iron Age roundhouse.

{1} Cropmarks of a rectangular enclosure, ring ditch, and a further enclosure appended to two parallel ditches. NCCAP:SP7255/001.

{3, 4} Trial trench excavation undertaken in 2017 identified ditches on the south, west and northern sides of the main enclosure and the eastern ditch of the smaller enclosure below the ridge and furrow. Late medieval pottery and animal bone were recovered from the upper ditch fills. The alignment of the enclosure and a possible associated track on the ridge and furrow appears to support a medieval date. However, a possible Iron Age roundhouse was found within the enclosure. An isolated, undated hearth and curved ditch to the north of the enclosures may be contemporary.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.17/Site 2 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<2> HOLLOWELL R., 1971, Aerial Photography and Fieldwork in the Upper Nene Valley, 6/3 (checked) (Journal). SNN106546.

<3> Davies, R., 2016, Geophysical Survey Report: Rail Central, Milton Malsor, Northamptonshire (Report). SNN111831.

<4> Barton, T., 2018, Rail central, Milton Malsor, Northamptonshire: Archaeological evaluation, Summary report, p. 21-22, 52/Site 1 (Report). SNN111747.

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