Medieval History
A radar system that can detect the underground remains of old buildings has been used to investigate a site near Towcester where a Norman ringwork castle once stood.
The investigation at The Mount, in Alderton, followed archeological digs carried out in 2009 and 2010 that found substantial stone foundations of two ?high status? buildings, dating from the 12th and 13th centuries.
Among the findings were rare pieces of medieval glass and worked stone ? suggesting the owner was wealthy ? and a 1.7 metre stone wall.
Derek Batten, who owns the site, called in Subsurface Geotechnical to carry out a ground probing radar scan to try to find more foundations beneath the ground.
He said: ?It?s obvious there?s potential here for finding more evidence of substantial high status medieval buildings. The problem is that we ran out of money.?
Click here to read this article from the Northampton Chronicle and Echo
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Medieval History
Radar search for medieval remains
A radar system that can detect the underground remains of old buildings has been used to investigate a site near Towcester where a Norman ringwork castle once stood.
The investigation at The Mount, in Alderton, followed archeological digs carried out in 2009 and 2010 that found substantial stone foundations of two ?high status? buildings, dating from the 12th and 13th centuries.
Among the findings were rare pieces of medieval glass and worked stone ? suggesting the owner was wealthy ? and a 1.7 metre stone wall.
Derek Batten, who owns the site, called in Subsurface Geotechnical to carry out a ground probing radar scan to try to find more foundations beneath the ground.
He said: ?It?s obvious there?s potential here for finding more evidence of substantial high status medieval buildings. The problem is that we ran out of money.?
Click here to read this article from the Northampton Chronicle and Echo
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