Monument record 4889 - Prehistoric Settlement, east of Grange Farm

Cropmarks of conjoined rectilinear enclosures, boundary ditches, pits and at least one ring ditch identified on aerial photographs.

{1} Cropmarks of two square enclosures, c.0.2ha in area. One contains a possible round house; SP73156390;

{2} Dallington Heath SP725635 flown 1963 by R.Hollowell and T.Morgan.

{4} Trial excavation undertaken in March-June 1991 by Oxford Archaeology Unit in area of cropmarks. No archaeological features were found thus indicating recent destruction of the site.

{10} (SP 733637) Cropmarks of a square enclosure.

{11} Pit alignments are visible running from SP 73006383 to SP 72946351 and from SP 73236381 to SP 73216362.

{12} The pit alignments mentioned in the above text are now detailed in NMR record SP 76 SW 104 and the ring ditch in record SP 76 SW 103.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.240 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.

<2> Northampton Museum Topographical Index, Site List (unchecked) (Index). SNN1470.

<4> Moore, J., 1992, SMR Report Form, (checked) (SMR Report Form). SNN48810.

<5> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1973, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1972, p.26 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN8956.

<7> HOLLOWELL R., 1971, Aerial Photography and Fieldwork in the Upper Nene Valley, p.8 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN106546.

<8> Pickering J., 1977, AP List for North-West Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN39535.

<9> OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGY UNIT, 1991, King's Heath Whitelands, Northampton: Archaeological Evaluation Report, p.15 (checked) (Report). SNN76714.

<10> Hollowell, R., Robert Hollowell's Aerial Photographic Archive (Photographic prints (B&W)). SNN110835.

<11> Dyer, C, 1995, RCHME: Briar Hill Causewayed Enclosure Project, 17-FEB-1995; 1066674 (Archive). SNN114643.

<12> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<13> Shaw M.; Williams J., 1971-1981, Northampton Development Corporation SMR Record Cards, A40 (Index). SNN133.

Record last edited

Jun 12 2025 8:01PM