Monument record 5870 - Probable Romano-British Settlement, south-east of Pages Lodge Farm

Fieldwalking survey identified a dense spread of pottery indicating a possible Roman settlement dating to the 2nd century AD. Subsequent observation during construction of the M1-A1 link road identified two Roman ditches (see individual records).

{1} Fieldwalking survey undertaken as part of an archaeological survey prior to the construction of the M1-A1 link road. Fields were walked intensively. A dense scatter of Romano-British pottery was found to the south-east of Pages Lodge, Elkington. This was noted in two discrete clusters (SP615775 and SP617774) within the same field lying just to the west of The Grand Union Canal. One spread of pottery was situated in the north-west corner of the field directly in the path of the proposed road. The other was located further to the south-east. The pottery from both scatters displayed a striking homogeneity and suggests the presence of a C2nd AD settlement.

{2} Elkington Site 4. Archaeological observation undertaken construction identified a widespread Romano-British pottery scatter between SP61407752 and SP62207755.

<1> Barcham R.C., 1984, A1-M1 Link Road: Archaeological Survey, p.2 (checked) (Report). SNN46879.

<2> Soden I.; Dix B., 1995, The M1-A1 Link Road in Northamptonshire: Archaeological Observation Along the A14, 1989-94, p.10 (checked) (Report). SNN73926.

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Apr 17 2023 10:46AM