SNN114713 - Archaeological strip, map and sample excavation on land at Cromwell Farm, Haselbech Road, Naseby, November 2022

Between 21st and 30th November 2022 MOLA Northampton carried out an archaeological strip, map and sample excavation on a 0.27ha area of land at Cromwell Farm, Haselbech Road, Naseby, Northamptonshire, prior to the development of a glamping facility. Towards the north-western edge of the excavation area were two ephemeral gullies that pre-dated medieval/post-medieval furrows. Although undated, the fill of one of these contained a small assemblage of fired clay that may have been associated with metal working. Two small, discrete pits, one towards the north-west of the excavation area and the other, some 25m to the south-east, were also recorded. Each pit yielded small assemblages of late Neolithic pottery, quite a significant find for the area, though no further, associated features were identified. The area of excavation was dominated by a series of parallel furrows of medieval/early post-medieval date, on broadly north-east/south-west alignments. In addition to the Neolithic pottery, the only finds were post-medieval pottery recovered from subsoil and topsoil deposits and the small assemblage of fired clay.