Monument record 5008/0/1 - Saxon settlement, Briar Hill

The site of a Saxon settlement, possibly 6th century in date; it consisted of up to four Grubenhaeuser, a palisaded trench and various finds.

{1} Major excavation 1974-8 of Briar Hill causewayed enclosure. In the first season up to four sunken-featured buildings were discovered, all sub-rectangular, between 3m and 5m long by 2m-3m wide and dug 0.4m into the subsoil. One had a posthole at either end and contained large quantities of pottery, perhaps 6th-century in date, animal bones, two iron knives, part of a quern, two lead loom weights and a bronze bracelet. The others contained small quantities of similar pottery and a glass bead. A slot or palisade trench nearby may have been associated with these features;

<1> BAMFORD H.M., 1976, Briar Hill - First Interim Report: November 1974 - March 1976, p.10 (unchecked) (Article). SNN71074.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.289/Site 21 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.

<3> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, Used with NMR & CUCAP collections (Aerial Photograph(s)). SNN104822.

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Feb 4 2025 7:29PM