Monument record 1225 - Undated enclosures, north-east of Watling Street

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Summary

Two ring ditches, each 25 metres in diameter and standing 35 metres apart, visible on air photographs.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

{1} Ring ditches (SP 769423) in the SE of the parish close to Watling Street, on the N side of a small E-flowing stream, on limestone at 75 m. above OD. Air photographs (in NMR) show two ring ditches 25 m in diam. and 35 m. apart.


<1> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, P.118 (Series). SNN77382.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph(s): Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs.
  • <2> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1982. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 4. HMSO. P.118.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 7691 4231 (105m by 109m) Transfer
Civil Parish POTTERSPURY, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • NRHE HOB UID: 343164

Record last edited

Jan 31 2025 3:07PM

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