ENN9802 - Grendon Quarry Area 1, 1974-5 (Excavation)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 873 617 (100m by 100m) Central |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GRENDON, North Northamptonshire (formerly Wellingborough District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Northamptonshire Archaeology Unit
Date
Not recorded.
Description
{1} Excavation carried out at Grendon Quarry in 1974-5 in advance of gravel quarrying. Archaeological features included a Neolithic mortuary enclosure, Bronze Age pit complex and six ring ditches
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SNN59698 Report: Gibson A.; McCormick A.. 1985. Archaeology at Grendon Quarry Part I: Neolithic and Bronze Age Sites Excavated in 1974-5. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 20. Northants Archaeology Soc. 23-66.
- <2> SNN70994 Report: Jackson D.A.. 1995. Archaeology at Grendon Quarry, Northamptonshire: Part 2, Other Prehistoric, Iron Age and Later Sites Excavated in 1974-5, and Further Observations Between 1976-80. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 26. Northants. Archaeol. Soc.. 3-32.
- <3> SNN41605 Report: Brown A.E. (Editor). 1975. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1974. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 10. Northants Archaeology Soc. p. 150-1.
- <4> SNN9947 Journal: Hall, D N. 1975. South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (5). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 5. 12-4, 47.
- <5> SNN57834 Series: 1974. Archaeological Excavations (Various Years). Archaeological Excavations (Various Years). Department of Environment. 1974/30-1.
External Links (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (11)
- 3550/1/6 Bronze Age pit group, Grendon Quarry (Monument)
- 3550/1/2 Early Bronze Age Ring Ditch II, Grendon Quarry (Monument)
- 3550/1/3 Early Bronze Age Ring Ditch IV, Grendon Quarry (Monument)
- 3550/1/4 Early Bronze Age Ring Ditch VI, Grendon Quarry (Monument)
- 3550/0/0 Mesolithic Finds (Find Spot)
- 7624 Middle to late Iron Age settlement, Grendon Quarry (Monument)
- 3550 Neolithic & Bronze Age Ritual & Funerary Site (Monument)
- 3550/1/5 Neolithic barrow/mortuary structure (Ring Ditch V), Grendon Quarry (Monument)
- 3550/1/8 Probable early Bronze Age Ring Ditches (I and III), Grendon Quarry (Monument)
- 3549/1 Roman pottery production site, Grendon Quarry (Monument)
- 3549/2/1 Undated inhumations, Grendon Quarry (Monument)
Record last edited
Dec 19 2024 7:05PM
