SNN105329 - Archaeological Evaluation (Geophysical Survey and Trial Trenching Phases), Ellands Farm, Hemington, Northamptonshire

An archaeological evaluation was undertaken in May and June 2005 on the site of a proposed group of six wind turbines near Hemington, Northamptonshire. Twenty-five trenches, each 50m long, were excavated over the 50 ha site. Two main areas of archaeological features were discovered. One Roman area, largely comprising linear ditches and gullies representing a concentration of enclosures covering c 3ha, was dated to the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. Finds included rotary quern and mortar fragments, charred cereals and animal bones. To the east, a less well defined area of Iron Age occupation also was identified, comprising mostly curvilinear gullies. The Iron Age occupation is not closely datable but the pottery is characteristic of the middle to late Iron Age. A few undated linear gullies/ditches were identified outside these two areas, but generally features and finds were sparse. Probable medieval furrows were identified extensively across the site.