Monument record 4422/0/1 - Bronze Age Pits/Ditches

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{1} Features revealed in 1973; two pits or ditch-like features were found in the north side of an ironstone quarry by A. Boddington. One of the features produced a few sherds of a crude bipartite collared urn with a ridge at the shoulder and random finger nail impressions decorating the collar.

{2} SP74746569. Two pits or ditches were found in the face of an ironstone quarry in the same field as the round barrow in 1973. From one of the cut features came a sherd of Neolithic or Bronze Age vessel with pronounced shoulder-ridge and finger-nail decoration on the collar.


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

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.15 Site 2 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77381.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Article: Brown A.E. (Editor). 1974. Archaeology In Northamptonshire 1973. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 9. Northants. Arch. Society. p.83 (unchecked).
  • <2> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1981. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 3. HMSO. p.15 Site 2 (unchecked).

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Location

Grid reference SP 7474 6569 (point) Transfer
Civil Parish BOUGHTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

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Record last edited

Jun 23 2011 5:48PM

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