Monument record 1957/0/1 - Possible Bronze Age Round Barrows, Unlocated

Round barrows said to have existed somewhere in Twywell parish, but were destroyed, probably by ironstone workings. A small Wessex-type grape cup found in 1904 may have come from this group

{1} Tumuli at Twywell, now destroyed. Unlocated.

{3} Possible round barrows, unlocated. Said to have existed in Twywell parish, but are now destroyed. Possible findspot for the small Wessex-type 'grape cup' found in 1904 during ironstone quarrying.

{4} A Bronze Age pygmy cup was found at Twywell.

{7} A small bronze age grape cup found at Twywell was lent to Northants Museum.

{8} Both references are to the same object [the grape cup and the pygmy] correctly described by authority 1. On exhibition at Northampton Museum, the records there note 'from a tumulus destroyed in 1904', presumably by ironstone mining.

<1> George T.J., 1904, An Archaeological Survey of Northamptonshire, p.20 (unchecked) (Index). SNN10170.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP97NW5 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.101 (checked) (Series). SNN77379.

<4> 1953, The Archaeological Journal (110), 110/178 (Journal). SNN59424.

<5> Northampton Museum Records, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN126.

<6> OS 6 INCH MAP, (unchecked) (Map). SNN58078.

<7> Annotated Record Map, Corr 6" (R W Brown 9.5.52) (Map). SNN112961.

<8> Seaman, BH, 1969, Field investigators comments (Notes). SNN111907.

<9> Historic England, General reference for Historic England Archive, Photograph: BB73/07882- Grape cup found 1904 in unlocated tumulus (Archive). SNN115142.

Record last edited

Jun 6 2023 3:02PM