Monument record 4976/0/1 - Probable Romano-British Building

Roman pottery, animal bone and possible stone floor

{1} Features revealed by quarrying in 1853. Romano-British pot sherds including Nene Valley ware and large quantities of animal bones were laid on a stone floor. SP770578.

{2} In 1853, during the excavating for iron ore at Hardingstone, a large number of bones and teeth of different animals were found, as well as an antler of a large stag. There were also a great number of broken pots, Roman, inlcuding decorated Nene Valley ware, apparently deposited at the same time. The bones were on a floor of stones, placed to receive them, and were covered with fine dark soil.
A map, traced from the OS map, was sent marking the situation.

{3} SP770578.

{4} The find-place is marked on the map at SP 770 578

{5} How much of this site was destroyed by quaryying is unknown. No indication of the quarrying is visible on the ground and air photos and geophysical survey revealed no archaeological features within the immediate vicinity.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.271 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.

<2> 1855, Journal of The British Archaeological Association (Vol.10), p.92 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN27802.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP75NE10 (unchecked) (Index). SNN443.

<4> The Society of Antiquaries of London, 1853, Archaeologia (35), p.394 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN58177.

<5> Andrews P.; Farwell D.; Hutcheson A.; Ellis C.; Edmunds R., 1996, Brackmills Extension and Employment Sites: Desktop Study and Archaeological Field Evaluation, 1996, p.15 (checked) (Report). SNN73975.

<6> Baird, J, 1969, Field Investigators Comments, 4/March (Note). SNN111452.

<7> NDC SMR Records (Database). SNN103358.

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Mar 8 2024 9:44AM