Monument record 3380/0/1 - Four Romano-British Inhumations, Including Two Children

Iron Age and Roman settlement, identified by cropmarks and fieldwalking, in a field near Cogenhoe.

{1} Site of Roman building or buildings found in a ploughed field at SP 837600 near Cogenhoe during 1959. Fragments of flue and roofing tile, tesserae, querns, iron slag, a large number of 1st to 4th c coins, bronze pins, a bone comb, two fibulae and two skeletons were found in 1967. A pewter dish and portion of another found with the skeletons are now in the Northampton Museum, together with two bracelets from the site. Finds of IA pottery, a blue glass bead and worked flints have also been made.

{2} In 1959 four human skeletons were ploughed out at SP837600, two of which were children, and one had two pewter dishes with it.

{3} Sketch plans of find spots, along with drawings. Field name: Nat's Barn.

{4} SP837600. In this area also four burials, two of them children, were found during ploughing in 1959. One of the latter had two pewter dishes associated with it.

{8} The site is at present under crop. Mr Hollowell confirmed the description and location of the finds.

<1> Brown, A.E. (Ed.), 1967, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1966/67 (Roman), 2/20-21 (checked) (Article). SNN58197.

<2> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1971, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1970, 6/7 site 8 (checked) (Journal). SNN100525.

<3> Supplementary File, (checked) (Notes). SNN51620.

<4> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.19 Site 4 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP85NW20 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<6> Northampton Museum Records, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN126.

<7> Moore W.R.G., 1968, Roman Settlement in the Upper and Middle Nene Valley, p.51 (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN15188.

<8> Seaman, B H, 1970, Field Investigator's Comments (Notes). SNN111541.

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