Monument record 1695/0/1 - Possible Saxon Barrow With Inhumation & Grave Goods

Early Medieval inhumation accompanied by a 7th century knife found in Ardlington Road.

{1} {2} {3} Finds from 1933 of a possible Saxon burial: a skeleton associated with a knife. The knife was said to have been of C7th date but has now been lost.

{4} A grave 3ft deep was "discovered in the vicinity of a small mound about which there has been much speculation".

{5} The burial has been connected with the mound nearby but this is unlikely.

{6} Northampton Museum have only a slight reference to this burial and do not hold the knife.

<1> 1933, JOURNAL OF THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NATURAL HISTORY SO, 27/90 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN27874.

<2> Meaney A.L., 1964, Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites, p.193 (unchecked) (Gazetteer). SNN10289.

<3> 1933, CHRONICLE & ECHO, (unchecked) (Journal). SNN27876.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP76SE24 (unchecked) (Index). SNN443.

<5> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.207/Site 4 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77383.

<6> Baird, J, 1969, Field Investigators Comments, F1 JB 26-FEB-1969 (Note). SNN111452.

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Nov 15 2023 1:49PM