Find Spot record 2934/1/1 - Bronze Age Flint Scatter

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Summary

Bronze Age flint working site located on Northampton sand.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

{1} There are two Bronze Age flint sites, one with cropmarks on the light soils. If these cropmarks are not geological cracks then they represent a network of field systems.

{2} A flint-working site is represented by a large number of worked flints, said to be of Bronze Age type.


<1> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1976, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1975, p.184 (checked) (Journal). SNN169.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.174 Site 2 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.

<2a> Historic England, Unknown, Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments, Inf D N Hall (Oral Report). SNN111577.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Journal: Brown A.E. (Editor). 1976. Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1975. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 11. Northants Archaeology Soc. p.184 (checked).
  • <2a> Oral Report: Historic England. Unknown. Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments. Inf D N Hall.
  • <2> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1981. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 3. HMSO. p.174 Site 2 (checked).

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Location

Grid reference SP 471 270 (point) Approximate
Civil Parish SPRATTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • NRHE HOB UID: 343840

Record last edited

Aug 25 2023 11:14AM

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