Find Spot record 631/0/19 - Unstratifed Anglo-Saxon Finds

Two Viking axes

{1} Two Viking battle axes of Wheeler's type VI, dating from the later 10th or 11th century and two spearheads are all said to have been found during the cutting of a road on the north side of Borough Hill around 1850. However it is possible that the spearheads are in fact those recorded as being associated with two of the Saxon burials.

{2} Two Anglo-Saxon Battle-axes from Borough Hill Camp. In the possession of W. Edgar. [See AO:60:381:3B]

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.67 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

<2> Edgar W., 1923, Borough Hill & Its History, pl.9 (unchecked) (Book). SNN47010.

<3> 1931-2, Journal of the Northamptonshire Natural History Society & Field Club, 25/177-8 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN38811.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP56SE23 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<5> Wheeler, R.E.M., 1927, London and the Vikings, pp.22, 25 (unchecked) (Book). SNN15225.

<6> Chapman, DJ, 1960, Field Investigators Comments, F1 DJC 02-NOV-60 (Note). SNN112959.

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Mar 14 2023 11:35AM