Find Spot record 7025/0/0 - Unstratified late Bronze Age spearhead, Canons Ashby

A late Bronze Age spearhead was found somewhere in the parish in the 19th century

{1} A late Bronze Age spearhead is said to have been found in the parish in the 19th century; part of the ash wood shaft survived in the scoket; it was exhibited;

{4} Obtained by Northampton Museum in 1980 when the contents of Canons Ashby Hall were auctioned. The spearhead is 7 and a half inches long, having a broad, leaf-shaped blade. It was found in the parish in 1863.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.35 (part checked) (Series). SNN77381.

<2> 1873, Proceedings of The Society of Antiquaries, 5/442 (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN56077.

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

<4> D.E. Friendship-Taylor (Ed.), 1973, 78-85, Northamptonshire History News, 1980, No 47, p. 13 (Newsletter). SNN106196.

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