SNN102123 - Oakley Vale, Corby, Northamptonshire; Results of Trial Trenching

Albion Archaeology was commissioned by Cofton Ltd to carry out a scheme of archaeological works on land to the south of Corby. This work was instigated on the advice of Northamptonshire Heritage and aimed to establish the archaeological potential of the site at Oakley Vale. The scheme of trial treching was part of this work and was designed to identify areas of potential archaeological importance. The trial trenching uncovered no significant archaeological remains; identified features were either post-medieval or modern in date. The trial trenching identified a significant level of modern disturbance and railway workings. The findings in this report indicate that it is unlikely that significant archaeological deposits exist in the study area. The geoohysical survey indicated various anomolies that have now been interpreted as having a post-medieval or modern origin. Scatters of medieval and a fragment of Saxon pottery recovered during field artedact collection can now be considered to be the result of nightsoiling and not from archaeological deposits.