Monument record 2094/0/9 - Possible Romano-British Building

A scatter of limestone and wide variety of Roman finds may indicate the presence of a Roman building

{1} Fieldwalking by Hollowell between 1963 and 1971. At SP805644 were found Romano-British pot sherds including samian, colour-coated, calcite gritted, grey ware, and fragments of mortaria as well as a limestone scatter, part of a quern, part of a bronze bracelet, a bronze C3rd-C4th coin, an antoninianus of Claudius II (Rev: Provident Aug Ric 94), animal bones, worked flints and dark patches in the soil.

{2} Fieldwalking in 1971 by J.Williams, J.Small and A. Boddington recovered Iron Age and Romano-British pot sherds dating from the C1st to C4th. SP805644. Also found was an antoninianus of Claudius II (AD268-70)

{5} Roman pottery, of C1st to C4th AD, and other finds are reported from the area of SP805644.

{6} Finds are in Northampton Museum except for the quern which was with A.E.Brown in 1970.

<1> HOLLOWELL R., 1972, Northamptonshire Archaeology, p.13 (checked) (Journal). SNN24976.

<2> WILLIAMS J., 1972, Northamptonshire Archaeology, p.13 (checked) (Journal). SNN24977.

<3> 1971, Northamptonshire Archaeology, p.3 Site 1 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN24963.

<4> Williams J.H., 1976, Excavations on a Roman Site at Overstone, Near Northampton, p.100-102 (unchecked) (Article). SNN74123.

<5> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.217+398 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.

<6> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP86SW11 (unchecked) (Index). SNN443.

<7> Williams J.H.; Shaw M.; Hardy S., 1978-1984, Northampton Development Corporation SMR Secondary Record Sheets, P11+R97 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN108.

<8> Moore W.R.G., 1968, Roman Settlement in the Upper and Middle Nene Valley, p.46 (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN15188.

Record last edited

Feb 23 2017 10:03AM