Monument record 2698/1 - Probable Bronze Age Barrow Cemetery, east of Lyveden Farm

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Summary

Cropmarks of a number of possible Bronze Age ring ditches identified on aerial photographs. Some of the ring ditches appear to lie beneath the cropmarks of a Romano-British settlement.

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Full Description

{1} Fotheringhay Lodge Complex. In Nassington parish, a number of ring ditches appear to lie under the [Roman] settlement. All the ring ditches are probably former barrows, but some may be hut circles connected with the settlement.

{2} Fotheringhay Lodge Complex lies in the N.E. of the parish on gravel and limestone, along the edge of the flood-plain of the R. Nene, at about 50 ft. above OD. The major part of the site consists of a Roman 'village' with a main 'street' or trackway running through it. To the S.E. of the settlement is a villa, with which it is presumably associated. In addition there are a number of ring ditches, most of which are probably the remains of round barrows although some may be hut-circles. Other finds of the prehistoric and Roman periods have also been made in the area.


<1> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, NCC AP: SP0795 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p. 40/Site 13 & p. 67/Sites 1-15 (Series). SNN77379.

<3> RCHME, Undated, RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire I (North-East), 890510; Figure 50 on page 41 (Archive). SNN113295.

<4> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, CUAP, ADR30-34., AVD 52-54, ZF39-48 (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

<5> LEE, E S., 1991, RCHME Recorder, Lee, E.S. 14-Jun-1991 RCHME Recording (Note). SNN114837.

<6> RCHME, Undated, RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire I (North-East), 890510 (Archive). SNN113295.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph(s): Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs. NCC AP: SP0795.
  • <2> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1975. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 1. HMSO. p. 40/Site 13 & p. 67/Sites 1-15.
  • <3> Archive: RCHME. Undated. RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire I (North-East). Historic England Archive. 890510; Figure 50 on page 41.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph(s): Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs. CUAP, ADR30-34., AVD 52-54, ZF39-48.
  • <5> Note: LEE, E S.. 1991. RCHME Recorder. Lee, E.S. 14-Jun-1991 RCHME Recording.
  • <6> Archive: RCHME. Undated. RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire I (North-East). Historic England Archive. 890510.

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Location

Grid reference Centred TL 07694 95245 (396m by 652m) Approximate
Civil Parish NASSINGTON, North Northamptonshire (formerly East Northants District)
Civil Parish FOTHERINGHAY, North Northamptonshire (formerly East Northants District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • NRHE HOB UID: 361699
  • NRHE HOB UID: 361700

Record last edited

Feb 10 2025 8:05PM

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