SNN110935 - Archaeological evaluation on land at Collyweston Great Wood, Collyweston, 2014

Archaeological evaluation was undertaken on land at Collyweston Great Wood, Collyweston, Northamptonshire in order to determine the archaeological implications of proposed development on the site. A desk-based assessment of the site has been undertaken previous to this phase of intrusive fieldwork. Excavations at the Site, prior to the construction of a bomb storage depot, revealed an extensive Romano-British (AD 43-410) ritual complex. Several temples were recorded during the construction works and the overall area may extend beyond the boundaries to the Site. In order to establish the potential for survival of any archaeological remains associated with the complex, six trial trenches were excavated at locations around the site positioned to avoid buried underground services and evaluate land least likely to have been disturbed during the construction of the bomb store. The programme of trial trenching revealed that except in the vicinity of Trenches 1, 2 and 4 all surface deposits had been completely removed, only the natural substrate surviving. Trench 4 in particular appears to illustrate the original ground level. No features or deposits of an archaeological nature were revealed during the evaluation.