Monument record 5056/0/1 - Possible Neolithic cist burial

A stone cist containing a contracted inhumation was found in 1872 somewhere in Great Houghton parish. Possibly Neolithic, but could be later

{1}Prehistoric Burial (unlocated), in a stone cist, said to be Neolithic but perhaps later, was found somewhere in the parish in 1872.

{5} In 1872 a cist, 3ft by 3ft, was found in surface soil on high ground. It contained a contracted skeleton but no other finds. Info from Samuel Sharp.

{6} In 1872, upon high ground at Houghton (SP 7958) a cist was found in the surface soil, of dimensions about three feet each way. It contained a skeleton in a squatting posture, now in Oxford Museum. No pottery or other finds were present.

{7} Possible Neolithic date.

{8} No further information.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.84/Site 1 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP75NE14 (unchecked) (Index). SNN443.

<3> Ryland, W, Adkins, D, and Serjeantson, R M, 1902, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Northamptonshire, p.139 (unchecked) (Series). SNN100368.

<4> George T.J., 1904, An Archaeological Survey of Northamptonshire, p.16 (unchecked) (Index). SNN10170.

<5> EVANS J., 1878, Address to The Antiquarian Section of The Meeting of The Institute at Northampton, 1878, (unchecked) (Article). SNN105995.

<6> 1878, The Archaeological Journal (35), 266 (Journal). SNN15197.

<7> George, T J, Prehistoric Northamptonshire Site List, Drawer 8 (checked) (Manuscript). SNN59915.

<8> Baird, J, 1969, Field Investigators Comments, F1 JB 4-MAR-69 (Note). SNN111452.

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