Monument record 8751 - Probable site of Romano-British agricultural activity

A light spread of Roman pottery may be the result of a manuring scatter

{1} There were three small irregular fragments of soft, vesicular stone, which appear to be fragments of lava quern. This could be of any date from Roman to medieval, although it is most common in Roman and early/middle Saxon contexts. Two small sherds of much abraded Roman tegula roof tile come from field 9. The assemblage of Roman pottery (14 sherds in total) displays signs of excessive abrasion and there are very few sherds with diagnositc features. The material comprises locally produced wares which date from the 2nd to 4th centuries. The spread has a light random distribution across fields 4-10 and is indicative of a manure scatter, although it may represent the periphery of a site located nearby.

<1> Morris S., 2008, Archaeological Fieldwalking Survey on Land at Milton Malsor, South of Northampton, November 2007, p.5/6 (checked) (Report). SNN106721.

<2> Chapman, P. (Ed.), 2010, Archaeology in Northamptonshire, 2008, 36/179, 180, 181, 183 (checked) (Article). SNN107502.

<3> Horne B. (Editor), 2009, South Midlands Archaeology (39), 39/27 (checked) (Journal). SNN106544.

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Feb 26 2025 8:04PM