Monument record 75/1 - Possible Bronze Age Cemetery, Portway

Bronze Age burials said to have been found on the Portway possibly on the boundary between Aynho and King's Sutton parishes before 1822. A looped palstave was also found.

{1} Near the portion of the Portway north of Aynho village a grooved brass celt was found a few years since, with a 'number of skeletons laying north-south'.

{2} Sited at SP51443390, no authority quoted.

{3} The grid reference lacks good authority.

{4} Bronze Age inhumations and a 'celt' often said to be from Kings Sutton were in fact found in Aynho parish.
Possible Bronze Age burial (possibly from SP514340) found close to the northern boundary of Aynho, possibly within Kings Sutton parish. The 'celt' was in fact a bronze looped palstave, now in private hands.

{7} Illustration of the palstave.

{11} Find sited to SP 51443390 {12} but without any good authority. The axe is not in the museum.

<1> Baker G., 1830, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.558 (unchecked) (Book). SNN77327.

<2> Northampton Museum 6 Inch Map, (unchecked) (Map). SNN10162.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP53SW4 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<4> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.11 site 1 +92 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<5> Dryden H.E.L., 1842-1895, Dryden Collection, General Drawers (unchecked) (Archive). SNN115.

<6> 1976, British Archaeological Reports (BAR 31), p.286 No.809 (unchecked) (Series). SNN18298.

<7> Evans, J., 1881, Ancient Bronze Implements, p.73-4 (unchecked) (Book). SNN10631.

<8> Beesley J., 1841, History of Banbury, pl.9 no.1 (unchecked) (Book). SNN280.

<9> CAMBRIDGE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY OF NORTHANTS, p.107 (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN60326.

<10> Northampton Museum Topographical Index, (unchecked) (Index). SNN1470.

<11> Colquhoun, FD, 1970, Field Investigator's Comments, F1 FDC 13-FEB-70 (Notes). SNN111540.

<12> Northampton Museum 6 Inch Map, Northampton Mus 6" (Anon) (Map). SNN10162.

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Jan 24 2024 9:42AM