Find Spot record 191/0/1 - Possible Prehistoric & Romano-British artefact scatter

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Summary

Fieldwalking produced a small scatter of Roman pottery and tiles, and some worked flints including Mesolithic blades and a single microlith

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Full Description

{1} Roman settlement (?)(SP 514422) 300 m. SW of [SP 54 SW 48], on the other side of the stream, on Upper Lias Clay at 125 m. above OD. A small scatter of Roman pottery and tiles, and some worked flints including Mesolithic blades and a single microlith are recorded


<1a> Wymer J.J. (Editor), 1977, Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites in England and Wales, 20/217 (unchecked) (Series). SNN13869.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.145/Site 6 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<1b> Historic England, Unknown, Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments, Inf D J Barrett (Oral Report). SNN111577.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1b> Oral Report: Historic England. Unknown. Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments. Inf D J Barrett.
  • <1a> Series: Wymer J.J. (Editor). 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites in England and Wales. CBA Research Report. 20. C.B.A.. 20/217 (unchecked).
  • <1> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1982. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 4. HMSO. p.145/Site 6 (checked).

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 5143 4228 (118m by 147m) Transfer
Civil Parish THENFORD, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • NRHE HOB UID: 339501

Record last edited

Jan 31 2025 2:26PM

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