Monument record 1559/0/1 - Unlocated Bronze Age Spearhead (Reportedly Found in Barrow)

Late Bronze Age leaf shaped spearhead found within the vicinity of Canons Ashby. It is 7.5 inches long and 2.5 inches wide and has a large lozenge shaped side loop. A portion of the wood of the shaft remains in the shaft. The find is now in Northampton Museum.

{1} Bronze spearhead found in 1863.

{2} The spearhead is 7.5" long and 2.5" wide. A portion of the wood of the shaft remained in the socket, which proved to be ash when examined microscopically.

{3} Purchased by Northampton Museum in 1980.

{4} Notes 'Barrow' a quarter of a mile north of the church, within which was found a late Bronze Age spearhead. This has not been verified, and there is no barrow-like earthwork north of the church in the area described.

{5} A late Bronze Age spearhead found in the parish in the C19th. Part of ash wood shaft remained in the socket.

{6} There is preserved at the Hall at Canons Ashby a fine specimen of a leaf-shaped spearhead found in the neighbourhood.

{7} 7.5ins long x 2.5ins wide.

{8} Spearhead of Rowlands group 1, it has large lozenge shaped side loops. It is evidently the same item exhibited by Sir Henry Dryden in 1873.

{9} The Dryden's now live in Rhodesia, and the present occupier of the Hall said the implement is still there but he couldn't find it, so an exact classification was not possible. The find-spot is not known for certain and no confirmation for Pevsner's (a) note that it was found in a `barrow' (The prob. Motte at SP 57495091) a quarter of a mile N of the church could be traced.

<1> Dryden H., 1869, Canons Ashby, (unchecked) (Document). SNN46914.

<2> DRYDEN H., 1873, Proceedings of The Society of Antiquaries, p.442 (checked) (Series). SNN8800.

<3> MOORE W.R.G., 1980, ORAL REPORT TO SMR, (checked) (Oral Report). SNN50630.

<4> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.136 (checked) (Series). SNN1320.

<5> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.35 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

<6> Ryland, W, Adkins, D, and Serjeantson, R M, 1902, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.143 (checked) (Series). SNN100368.

<7> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP55SE4 (unchecked) (Index). SNN443.

<8> Brown A.E. (ed.), 1981, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1980, p.200 Canons Ashby (checked) (Article). SNN100418.

<9> Seaman, B H, 1970, Field Investigator's Comments, F1 BHS 07-MAY-1970 (Notes). SNN111541.

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Nov 13 2023 3:55PM