SNN104820 - Geophysical Survey and Trial Trench Evaluation at Kingsbrook School, Deanshanger, Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire Archaeology conducted fieldwork comprising geophysical survey followed by trial trench evaluation at Kingsbrook School, Deanshanger, Northamptonshire during June 2004. The application area is currently a level grassed area within the bounds of the sports field. An archaeological excavation in 1957 investigated remains associated with a Roman villa, including a large walled courtyard that was identified when building work began on the original school buildings. Subsequent excavations in 1972, 1974-5 and 1996 expanded upon the recorded evidence for the site. Geophysical survey and trial excavations in 2004 have both confirmed the presence of surviving walls in the south-east corner of the courtyard. The results also indicated that the wall along the north-eastern portion of the courtyard had been subjected to severe destruction after the 1950s building work and a high level of landscaping had been conducted in the areas to the north and to the south of the site.