Find Spot record 827/0/0 - Unstratified Bronze Age find

Beaker stone wrist guard found in 1969, now held in Northampton Museum.

{1} A Beaker perforated stone wrist guard found in 1949. Now in Northampton Museum.

{2} A stone bracer, damaged at one end but still retaining its complete length of 7.2cm in one place. It is 2.8cm wide. There are two holes, one at each end, set on the axial line. Both faces are flat but have rounded edges. Drawing.

{3} A stone bracer or wrist guard made of a greenish-grey rhyolite was found in 1949 immediately south of the village.

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP65NE12 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<2> Kennett, D.H., 1969, Two Early Bronze Age Finds From Northamptonshire, 6/35-6 (checked) (Article). SNN108932.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.89 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<4> Clark, J.G.D. (Ed.), 1962, Proceedings of The Prehistoric Society for 1962, 28/263 (unchecked) (Proceedings). SNN31418.

<5> Northampton Museum 6 Inch Map, (unchecked) (Map). SNN10162.

Record last edited

Mar 15 2022 11:30AM