SNN76838 - A6 Rothwell and Desborough Bypass, Archaeological Evaluation: Stages 1 and 2, Desk-Based Study and Fieldwalking Survey

A desk-based study, comprising the mapping of the geology and topography, an examination of the current land use, the extraction of data from the County Sites and Monument Record, an examination of evidence from aerial photography, and an assessment of the map evidence has revealed a total of seven archaeological sites within a 300m wide corridor along the Published Route of the A6 Rothwell and Desborough bypass, three of which have been destroyed by ironstone quarrying. Fieldwalking of arable fields within a 150m corridor along the route has revealed a further three possible sites. One of the previously known sites and two of the three further possible sites lie on the route itself.