Monument record 4944 - Probable Prehistoric Funerary Site, St James' End

Four possible Bronze Age round barrows are known from antiquarian reports. None have survived development

{1} 'Walking as far as the 'Harborough Arms' the party turned to the left towards Mr Beesley's Mill to inspect two tumuli or barrows in a field between the mill and the main line of the L and NW railway…Our party, after inspecting these two mounds, returned to cross a field immediately on the north of Mr Beesley's house to look at a third, and following the footpath towards Duston Mill a fourth barrow was visible';

{2} None of the barrows has survived development;

{5}Two tumuli; notes say Duston not St James'End although description sites earthworks in meadows to immediate south of St James' End;

{8} No visible remains.

<1> GEORGE T.J., 1904, Excursion of an Archaeological Section to The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Duston, 280-1 (Report). SNN110.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.251 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.

<3> Shaw M.; Williams J., 1971-1981, Northampton Development Corporation SMR Record Cards, P6 (checked) (Index). SNN133.

<4> George T.J., 1904, An Archaeological Survey of Northamptonshire, p.14 (unchecked) Handwritten Notes in NDC File P6; (Index). SNN10170.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP75NW7 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<6> BOTFIELD B., 1853, Some Account of The Roman Villa and The Discoveries Made on The Borough Hill, p.383-95+plate 16 (unchecked) (Article). SNN1850.

<7> Wetton, 1849, Guidebook to Northampton and its Vicinity, p.248 (unchecked) (Book). SNN1032.

<8> Baird, J, 1969, Field Investigators Comments, F1 JB 3-MAR-69 (Note). SNN111452.

Record last edited

Feb 3 2025 8:04PM