Find Spot record 4355/0/0 - Unstratified Early Iron Age Pottery, west of Old Covert

Iron Age pottery was found during fieldwalking survey in association with a dark soil

{1} A small early Iron Age occupation site was found during fieldwalking. There were a few pot sherds and burnt pebbles in an area of dark soil. The main site may be on a tree-clad spur immediately above.

{2} At SP703759 some early Iron Age sherds were scattered on a dark occupation area.

{3} Iron Age settlement (centred SP 703759),in the NW corner of the parish W of Old Covert,on clay at 145m above OD.Iron Age sherds were found on a dark occupation surface.

<1> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1974, Archaeology In Northamptonshire 1973, p.83 (checked) (Article). SNN9109.

<2> Rowley R.T.; Fowler W.J. (Editors), 1974, South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter (4), p.27 (checked) (Newsletter). SNN17341.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.54 Site 1 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

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