Monument record 9436/0/1 - Possible medieval industrial site

Fieldwalking survey identified medieval pottery and burnt stone.

{1} Area of burnt limestone & C13th sherds. Pink & unglazed sherds, no bone or dark area, possibly industrial.

{2} Deserted medieval settlement (SP 99158630) E of SP 98 NE 10, immediately N of Bearshanks Wood on both sides of Lyveden Brook, on limestone at 200 ft above OD. At least 10 patches of limestone rubble, perhaps former house sites, containing burnt stone and medieval pottery, have been noted. It is certainly the site of another deserted settlement, and perhaps one of the Lyvedens.

<1> Hall D.N., 1960-1999, Rockingham Forest Project: Archaeological Sites Recorded by David Hall, Pilton/Site 10 (Database). SNN102279.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p. 73/Site 7 (Series). SNN77379.

<3> 1969, Journal of The Northampton Museum and Art Gallery (5), p. 50 (Journal). SNN552.

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Feb 4 2025 8:46PM