Find Spot record 4473/0/0 - Unstratified Neolithic and Bronze Age flint

{1}Fieldwalking of the fields around Brampton Grange; An area of some 26 ha was fieldwalked to the south and south-east of Brampton Grange on Northampton Sand between 70m and 100m above OD. Some of these may be associated cropmarks. Over 2000 flints, mainly of Neolithic and Bronze Age type, including waste flakes, scrapers and cores, have been found. One of the concentrations was located at SP 729 652.

{4} A small concentration of flint arrowheads and stone axe heads were found in this general location during fieldwalking survey ahead of trial trenching.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.19/Site 4 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77381.

<2> Brown, A.E. (Ed.), 1967, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1966/67 (Prehistoric), p.5 (unchecked) (Article). SNN20962.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, (unchecked) (Index). SNN443.

<4> Windell D., 1989, Archaeological Evaluation at Chapel Brampton, Northants 1988-9 (Report). SNN1341.

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