Monument record 4621/1 - Probable Roman building, north-west of Heath Farm

Romano-British pottery and significant quantities of stone have been identified indicating the presence of a building in the vicinity.

{1} Stone and pottery were recovered from the bottom of field First Meer: the pottery was identified as Romano-British. The quantity of large pieces of limestone, sandstone, ironstone, large pebbles and a quernstone could indicate the location of a building nearby.

{2} A surface scatter of 1st to 4th century pottery.

{3} Roman pottery and some limestone found on a rocky ironstone outcrop just north of the brook at SP 699 627.

{4} Geophysical survey identified a series of ditched enclosures but no obvious building remains.

{5} Fieldwalking survey by CLASP as part of the Local People: Local Past Project. There are 1,063 Romano-British pottery sherds, weighing about 11.5 kilos, equivalent to 1,085 sherds per hectare.

<1> Blackburn D., 1999, Summary OF Observations At Rock Farm, Harlestone/ Lodge Barn Farm Nobottle Around An Area Of Public, (checked) (Report). SNN101189.

<2> ESMONDE CLEARY S., 2000, Roman Britain in 1999 (Northamptonshire entries), 31/408 (checked) (Article). SNN108313.

<3> Jackson, D., Oral Report to SMR, (checked) (Oral Report). SNN109051.

<4> Masters, P., 2004, Geophysical survey report for: Harlestone 1 and Harlestone 2 (Report). SNN111390.

<5> CLASP, Local People: Local Past, Harlestone 1 (Website). SNN112896.

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Jan 28 2022 3:42PM