Monument record 4649 - Probable Iron Age/Romano-British Settlement

Cropmarks of possible enclosures identified on aerial photographs. Iron Age and Roman finds have been found in the vicinity.

{1} Fieldwalking recovered a sparse scatter of prehistoric flints over much of two fields, with a particular concentration at SP723565. Also recovered was one Iron Age pot sherd, Romano-British pot sherds and a quern fragment from the site of an enclosure.

{2} Enclosure (SP 723564) SE of the village, on sand and gravel at 88 m above OD. Air photographs (in NMR) show a small D-shaped enclosure 80 m. by 30 m. orientated NE-SW. Within it and in the surrounding area are numerous other cropmarks, but these appear to be mainly natural. The site is apparently that recorded on a number of occasions, each with an incorrect grid reference {sources 5-8}. A single Iron Age sherd and some Roman pottery have been found on the site.

{4} (SP 724564). A cropmark site where finds have been located, including a few worked flints and five Roman sherds.

<1> FOARD G.R., 1977, ORAL REPORT TO SMR, (checked) (Oral Report). SNN51491.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.127 Site 1 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<3> Carlyle S., 2010, Neolithic Cremations And A Romano-British Enclosure at Milton Ham, Northampton, February and March 2008, p.4-5 (part checked) (Report). SNN107968.

<4> Shaw M., 1982, South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (12), p. 52 (Journal). SNN22160.

<5> Brown, A.E. (Ed.), 1971, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1970 (Air Photography), p. 40 (Article). SNN32714.

<6> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1972, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1971, p. 57 (Journal). SNN59984.

<7> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1973, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1972, p. 26 (Journal). SNN8956.

<8> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1977, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1976, p. 230 (Report). SNN723.

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