ENN110977 - Easton Hornstock Wood, 1999 (Excavation)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 0205 0034 (10m by 10m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EASTON ON THE HILL, North Northamptonshire (formerly East Northants District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Private
Date
Not recorded.
Description
{1} Survey of Hornstock Wood to locate smelting sites succeeded in locating six slag heaps where the remains of furnace sites were visible. Two of the sites were subject to further investigation and Radiocarbon dates suggest that both smelting and smithing were being carried out in the early-middle Saxon period.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1>XY SNN103947 Article: Bellamy B.; Jackson D.; Johnston G.. 2000-01. Early Iron Smelting in the Rockingham Forest Area: A Survey of the Evidence. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 29. p. 122-3 (Appendix 1). [Mapped features: #37407 Site B, ; #37408 Site A, ]
External Links (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- 2330/0/1 Early-middle Saxon iron working sites, Hornstock Wood (Monument)
Record last edited
Nov 12 2024 4:19PM
