SNN108171 - Archaeological trial trench excavation at Spring Farm Ridge, Stuchbury, Northamptonshire, 2011

In February 2011, an archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Northamptonshire Archaeology, commissioned by PJO Archaeology on behalf of TNEI Energy and Woodhall Planning and Conservation on land at Spring Farm Ridge, Stuchbury, Northamptonshire. Twenty-six trenches were excavated. There was a single Iron Age ditch in Trench 15, although further undated ditches in other trenches may be contemporary. There are two main areas dating to the Roman period. One comprised probable enclosures and boundary systems, as well as a series of quarry pits. The area appeared to be in use throughout the Roman period. A second area to the east comprises the remains of a Romano-British building and associated activity. Pottery associated with the building dated exclusively to the 2nd century, while some of the peripheral activity may have dated to the later Roman period.