Find Spot record 2070/0/1 - Unstratified Bronze Age Flints and Romano-British pottery, Sharman's Barn

BA flint scrapers, RB sherds. Clay roof tiles.

{1} Area of SP824627, Sharman's Barn. Fieldwalking in 1960 recovered Roman pottery including Samian, colour coated and grey wares; also clay roofing tiles. Worked flints were found.

{2} Roman settlement at SP824628. In the field to the south more pottery and some flint scrapers have been discovered.

{3} Fieldwalking recovered Bronze Age flint scrapers (as well as Romano-British pottery). Location confirmed by Hollowell who also states that the finds were deposited with Northampton Museum. Fieldname: Sharman's Barn.

{4} (SP 824627) BA flint scrapers and RB sherds. R Hollowell November 1961.

{5} R Hollowell confirms the site of finds and says that the flints and pottery went to Northampton Museum.
No finds made during investigation.

<1> HOLLOWELL R., 1971, Aerial Photography and Fieldwork in the Upper Nene Valley, 6/11 (checked) (Journal). SNN106546.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.49 site 14 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP86SW32 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<4> Northampton Museum Records (Uncertain). SNN126.

<5> Baird, J., 1970, Field investigators comments, JB 08-SEP-70 (Notes). SNN110341.

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Jan 31 2025 3:47PM