Find Spot record 1301/0/43 - Unstratified Romano-British Finds

Finds of Roman pottery suggests a possible settlement site.

{1} Romano-British pot sherds were found at TL001723 during building development.

{2} Roman settlement (?)(TL 001723) on the SE side of Raunds village, on limestone at 200 ft above OD. Medieval pottery found in the parish in 1878-8 was not only incorrectly identified as samian but also wrongly attributed to this site (OS 1:10000 TL 07 SW). Recently however, quantities of Roman pottery have been found during building development

{3} The medieval sherds found in 1878 are recorded under SP 97 SE 22.

<1> HALL D.N.; HUTCHINGS J.B., 1972, The Distribution of Archaeological Sites Between The Nene and The Ouse Valleys, p.15 Site 3 (checked) (Article). SNN35780.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.79/Site 12 (checked) (Series). SNN77379.

<3> LEE, E S., 1991, RCHME Recorder, Lee E S, 28-Aug-1991 RCHME Recording (Note). SNN114837.

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Feb 4 2025 8:33PM