ENN6600 - Hunsbury Hill, 1883-86 (Observation)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 738 583 (128m by 148m) Transfer |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTHAMPTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Northampton District) |
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Organisation
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Date
Not recorded.
Description
Various discoveries and observations made during ironstone quarrying in the late 19th-century. Most of the observations were made by Sir Henry Dryden. Northampon Library holds an earthwork plan, (1874) which predates this excavation.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SNN22391 Article: Dryden H.E.L.. 1885. Hunsbury or Danes Camp, and the Discoveries There. Associated Architectural Societies Reports. 18. p.53-61 (checked).
- <2> SNN104119 Article: Ingle C. 1993-4. The Quernstones from Hunsbury Hillfort, Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 25. 25/21-33 (unchecked).
- <3> SNN71868 Report: GEORGE T.J.. 1917. Early man in Northamptonshire with particular reference to the late Celtic period as illustrated by Hunsbury Camp. Journal of the Northants Nat Hist Soc & Field Club. 18 and 19.
- <4> SNN34926 Series: 1886. Associated Architectural Societies Reports. Associated Architectural Societies Reports. 18. 18/1886/53-61.
- <4> SNN114206 Series: 1892. Associated Architectural Societies Reports. Associated Architectural Societies Reports. 21. 21/1892/53-74.
- <5> SNN59443 Journal: 1936. The Archaeological Journal (93). The Archaeological Journal. 93. Royal Arch. Society.
- <6> SNN116512 Article: Ian Barnes. 2023. Hunsbury Hillfort, Northampton: A typological and metallurgical study of the non-ferrous metalwork. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 42. Northamptonshire Archaeological Society. Page 7-54.
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Record last edited
Dec 19 2024 6:10PM
