Monument record 4218/0/4 - Early Saxon Burial With Grave Goods

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Summary

A skeleton, spearhead, knife and scramasax were found at Great Oxendon ante-1958.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

{1} Early Saxon inhumation with spearhead, knife and scramasax.


<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.159/Site 5 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

<2> Meaney A.L., 1964, Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites, p.194 (unchecked) (Gazetteer). SNN10289.

<3> Geake, H, 1997, Use of grave goods in conversion period England, c. 600 - c. 850, p. 171 (Monograph). SNN114719.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1981. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 3. HMSO. p.159/Site 5 (checked).
  • <2> Gazetteer: Meaney A.L.. 1964. Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites. p.194 (unchecked).
  • <3> Monograph: Geake, H. 1997. Use of grave goods in conversion period England, c. 600 - c. 850. 261. p. 171.

Finds (3)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Location

Grid reference SP 731 834 (point) Transfer
Civil Parish GREAT OXENDON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • NRHE HOB UID: 1237164

Record last edited

Feb 9 2023 4:05PM

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