Find Spot record 3353/0/1 - Substantial Iron Age & Romano-British Find Scatter

Surface finds of Iron Age and Roman pottery, a fragment of a quern, a fragment of a bronze bracelet and part of a bronze toilet set. Areas of dark soil indicate the presence of pits and ditches.

{2} Field name: Denton Barn. Iron Age and Roman pottery found from 1961. Patches of dark soil suggest the presence of pits and ditches. Portion of a quern, fragment of a bronze bracelet. The site extends to the west of the Whiston-Denton road and Iron Age and Roman pottery has been found in the area of SP838590.

{3} Iron Age and Roman pottery, part of a quern and part of a bronze bracelet. Patches of dark soil suggest the presence of pits and ditches. Part of a bronze toilet set was also found.

{4} Piece of bronze toilet set found by fieldwalking December 1972.

{7} Mr Hollowell confirmed the siting and said that the pottery, 3 or 4 small pieces, was not retained.

<1> Northampton Museum Topographical Index, Site List (unchecked) (Index). SNN1470.

<2> HOLLOWELL R., 1971, Aerial Photography and Fieldwork in the Upper Nene Valley, 6/8 site 1 (checked) (Journal). SNN106546.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.32 site2 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<4> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1973, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1972, 8/6 (checked) (Journal). SNN8956.

<5> FOARD G.R., 1976, ORAL REPORT TO SMR, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN52447.

<6> Northampton Museum Records (Uncertain). SNN126.

<7> Seaman, B H, 1970, Field Investigator's Comments, 09-SEP-70 (Notes). SNN111541.

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