SNN113102 - Archaeological excavation on land at Brackmills Point – Decathlon, Brackmills, Northampton, Northamptonshire, January to September 2017: Assessment report and updated project design

Please read our .

Type Report
Title Archaeological excavation on land at Brackmills Point – Decathlon, Brackmills, Northampton, Northamptonshire, January to September 2017: Assessment report and updated project design
Author/Originator
Date/Year 2019
SMR Input Date (use for label searches) 09/03/2022

Abstract/Summary

MOLA Northampton was commissioned by CgMS Heritage to undertake archaeological topographic survey and excavation on land south of Bedford Road at Brackmills Industrial Estate, Northampton Northamptonshire. A large and complex series of archaeological features indicative of a multi-period settlement site spanning the late Iron Age to late Roman periods was present on the site. The site had been first identified during geophysical survey and trial trench evaluation. A series of enclosures and boundary ditches were present on site as well as pit groups, timber and stone built roundhouses, substantial rectangular stone-built structures, burials, kilns and a drying oven. A large artefactual assemblage was recovered, which comprised pottery, animal bone, environmental remains, ceramic and stone building material as well as coins and other metal artefacts. The site shows some evidence of earlier prehistoric activity in the form of a linear pit alignment, and early medieval activity as represented by a single sunken featured building though settlement appear to have largely ceased by the end of the 4th century AD.

External Links (0)

Description

Digital copy only

Location

NCC Archives Service, Heritage Team HER Library

Referenced Monuments (1)

  • Late Iron Age/Romano-British settlement, Brackmills Point (Monument)

Referenced Events (1)

  • Land at Brackmills Point, 2017 (Excavation) (Ref: 21/065)

Record last edited

Mar 9 2022 11:35AM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the website maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.