Find Spot record 4451/0/0 - Flint Scatter, north-east of Sanders Covert

Flint-working site covering an area of about 4 hectares.

{2} Fieldwalking undertaken since April 1964. Worked flints including a Neolithic flint leaf-shaped arrowhead and a barbed and tanged arrowhead were found over an area of about 4 hectares. Finder: R Moore.

{3} Fieldwalking undertaken at Sander's Covert.

{4} (SP 71946787) A tanged arrowhead found by R Moore in April 1964.

{5} Mr Moore retains a Ne leafshaped arrowhead found by him at SP 7189 6763 while field walking in 1964 (b).
No further finds made during field investigation at the site.

{6} Mr Moore, 75 Kingsley Road, Northampton indicated that the arrowhead was found at SP71936785 while field walking. He retains the find.(a) Nothing of archaeological significance seen at the site during field investigation.

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP76NW8 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.19/Site 11 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

<3> Brown, A.E. (Ed.), 1967, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1966/67 (Prehistoric), p.5 (unchecked) (Article). SNN20962.

<4> Northampton Museum 6 Inch Map, (unchecked) (Map). SNN10162.

<5> Baird, J, 1969, Field Investigators Comments, 25-NOV-69 (Note). SNN111452.

<6> Historic England, Unknown, Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments, WRG Moore (Oral Report). SNN111577.

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May 31 2024 3:06PM