SNN104120 - Iron Age and Anglo Saxon Settlement and Activity Around the Hunsbury Hillfort, Northampton
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| Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Title | Iron Age and Anglo Saxon Settlement and Activity Around the Hunsbury Hillfort, Northampton |
| Author/Originator | Jackson D |
| Date/Year | 1993-4 |
Abstract/Summary
Watching briefs and limited rescue excavation work carried out during development on the Hunsbury ridge in the 1980's revealed intense Iron Age and Anglo-Saxon activity in the area around the Iron Age hillfort.
External Links (1)
- https://doi.org/10.5284/1083234 (Link to article on ADS)
Description
Location
NCC Archives Service, Heritage Team SMR Library
Referenced Monuments (10)
- 1677 Hunsbury Hillfort (Monument)
- 9535/0/1 Iron Age ditches and other features (Monument)
- 4986/0/6 Iron Age settlement, Summerfields Road (Monument)
- 5580/1/1 Possible Iron Age Quarry Pits (Monument)
- 5573 Probable early/middle Iron Age unenclosed settlement (Monument)
- 5581/1 Probable Saxon industrial & funerary activity (Monument)
- 4640/1 Romano-British Pottery Production and possible Saxon cemetery, Asplin's Pit (Monument)
- 4638/0/1 Romano-British Rubbish Pits & Associated Saxon Material (Monument)
- 5579/0/1 Saxon Ditch, Hobby Close (Monument)
- 5576/1/1 Saxon ironworking site (Monument)
Referenced Events (8)
- ENN7205 Blacky More, 1980s (Observation) (Ref: 7557013)
- ENN6908 Hobby Close, 1987 (Observation) (Ref: 7457007)
- ENN6614 Hunsbury Hill Farm, 1985 (Watching brief) (Ref: 7358046)
- ENN7204 New County Record Office, 1989 (Observation) (Ref: 7557012)
- ENN7207 Penvale Estate, 1993 (Watching brief) (Ref: 7557015)
- ENN18018 Rowtree Road, 1980s (Watching brief) (Ref: 7556008)
- ENN106087 Summerfield, late 1980s (Watching brief)
- ENN6567 Wootton Hill Farm, 1987/8 (Excavation) (Ref: 7357002)
Record last edited
Apr 29 2025 7:27PM
