SNN110931 - Geophysical survey of a field north-west of Bannaventa, 2017

As part of a large-scale geophysical survey investigation of Banna-venta CLASP conducted a fluxgate gradiometer survey on part of the hinterland landscape of the Roman posting station, centred on OS SP 6039064850 to the north-west of the site, in Norton Parish, Northamptonshire. The geophysical survey covered an area of approximately 3.5 ha. and a series of linear and circular magnetic anomalies were detected. Our rationale for under-taking the fieldwork was to establish and characterize the extent and nature of any remaining features and to try to understand the archaeological relationship between the survey area on the fringes of the settlement and the nearby posting station. The findings indic-ate that the area retains elements of the Roman landscape and these appear to correspond directly with the posting station. Those identified anomalies reflect the underlying agricultural focus of the site that underpinned the role of Bannaventa in the wider Roman landscape.