Data from a Trial Trenching at Lower Thorpe Farm, Lower Thorpe Viaduct and Lower Thorpe North Embankment, Northamptonshire, 2020 (HS2 Phase One)
Connect Archaeology, High Speed Two Ltd., 2025. https://doi.org/10.5284/1135464. How to cite using this DOI
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- ADS Collection: 4623
- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1135464
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Introduction
This collection comprises text, images, spreadsheets and site records from an archaeological evaluation undertaken at Lower Thorpe Farm by Connect Archaeology for Fusion-JV, on behalf of High Speed Two Limited, between 11th June 2020 and 1st July 2020. This forms part of the enabling works for HS2 Ltd rail link Phase One.
Project Summary
Geophysical and remote-sensing surveys had identified anomalies which were thought to represent post-medieval features, possibly quarrying activity. The works were undertaken to investigate these anomalies and to sample those areas deemed blank by the geophysical and remote-sensing surveys.
The outcome of the geophysical and remote-sensing surveys were not supported by the archaeological evaluation. A singular pit was evaluated in Trench 5. The outcome of the geophysical and remote-sensing surveys were largely confirmed by archaeological evaluation. The potential post-medieval quarrying identified was confirmed in Trenches 20 and 23.
Re-Use Value Statement
The Lower Thorpe evaluations archive can be considered as part of the wider HS2 archive and as such has re-use value.
The site has value on its own as it identified a pit of unknown date and post-medieval quarrying. The evidence contributes to the corpus of such sites in Britain.
