Monument record 950/1 - Possible Romano-British settlement and iron working site, south of Standingwell Spinney

Fieldwalking survey in in 1964 identified a scatter of Roman pottery in association with iron slag. A geophysical survey identified at least two ditched enclosures and a more extensive fieldwalking survey identified Romano-British pottery over a wide area.

{1} Found March 1964 by R Moore;

{2} Nene Valley wares and 2nd-century grey wares have been found, as well as iron slag at SP 6938 6345.

{3} Geophysical survey of an area c60m x 60m. Part of a sub-rectangular ditched enclosure was identified and within it was a tear-drop shaped anomaly. A sparse scatter of possible pits or possible areas of burning were also identified.

{4} Fieldwalking survey undertaken by CLASP as part of the Local People: Local Past Project identified a significant scatter of Romano-British pottery across the entire survey area. There are 1,019 Romano-British pottery sherds, weighing about 6 kilos, equivalent to 618 sherds per hectare.

{5} (SP 69386345). 2c RB grey ware, Castor ware, slag and ? tesserae found by R Moore, March 1964.

{6} Mr Moore is now resident in Wales. Indicated site under crop.

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP66SE9 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, (unchecked) (Series). SNN77381.

<3> Masters, P., 2004, Geophysical survey report for: Harlestone 1 and Harlestone 2 (Report). SNN111390.

<4> CLASP, Local People: Local Past, Harlestone 2 (Website). SNN112896.

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

<6> Colquhoun, FD, 1969, Field investigators comments, F1 FDC 07-MAY-69 (Notes). SNN112950.

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Nov 9 2023 4:12PM