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For CLAsP this research has now progressed into a joint project with Museum of London Archaeology surveying and understanding the major early hill-fort on Borough Hill, Daventry. In comparison with many hill-forts of its size and stature Borough Hill has been under-investigated. this in turn has caused it to be excluded from academic debate both locally and nationally, meaning that its role in the wider landscape is not understood. the initial phase of the project has been to carry out a 100% geophysical survey of the available area within the defences. CLAsP has, utilising its own equipment, surveyed the northern area that appears to emanate from a late Iron Age re-phasing. At the time of writing, this work is still ongoing making it impossible to discuss outcomes here. suffice to say that there is evidence of significant archaeological features.
this project is a a good example of partnership working between the community and commercial sectors seeking to understand better the heritage of early northamptonshire and its role and significance in a much wider landscape.
Hopefully this overview of our activities has illustrated their significance and extent. We are always looking for new members to become involved with our work. If you are interested in joining us, whether you have archaeological experience or not, our website provides an easy and convenient method of taking out membership – just £10 per annum. Contact the Membership secretary on www.claspweb.org.uk once you have joined then we will support you to achieve whatever skills you require to become an effective member.
ANCIENT STONE, DOLBEN SQUARE, FINEDON
Rachel Terry
On the guided walk at the Heritage Forum’s History Day in 2017, interest was shown in an old stone behind the railings in Dolben Square, Finedon. In this article, Rachel Terry, Treasurer of Finedon Local History Society, writes about
what happened next.
At the Finedon History Day in 2017, Jon-Paul Carr (treasurer of the northamptonshire Heritage Forum) was on the guided walk round Finedon. He was interested in the stone behind the railings in Dolben square. What is its importance? Francis terry, leading the walk, quoted from John Bailey’s book Finedon Otherwise Thingdon:
‘To all appearances, it is one of those stones set down in prehistoric times to mark a boundary or track and, if so, has been there for thousands of years... Adjacent to the stone used to stand a public pump and there was at one time a similar, but smaller, stone which lay alongside the first.’
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