Monument record 1913 - Iron Age to Romano-British Settlement

Iron Age and Roman settlement site covering five acres with pottery and a quern. Areas of stone and pebbles probably represent hut - sites. Cropmarks of possible enclosures and ring ditches have been identified on aerial photographs during Northants NMP.

{1} Field walking in 1972 discovered an area of about 5 acres of early Iron Age and Romano-British occupation debris, with pottery and a quern stone. There are several areas of stone and pebbles which are probably hut sites.

{4} An area of some 2ha is covered with early Iron Age and Roman occupation debris and pottery. Several areas of stone and pebbles have been interpreted as hut sites.

{5} Roman bronze brooch with lozenge-shaped bow found November 1989.

<1> Brown, AE (Ed), 1973, Northamptonshire Archaeology, 8/4 (checked) (Journal). SNN14319.

<2> HALL D.N.; HUTCHINGS J.B., 1972, The Distribution of Archaeological Sites Between The Nene and The Ouse Valleys, 7/13 site 5 (unchecked) (Article). SNN35780.

<3> HALL D.N., 1973, CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER, 3/32 (checked) (Note). SNN58236.

<4> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.168/Site 16 (checked) (Series). SNN77380.

<5> Musgrave E.C.; Tingle M. (editors), 1991, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1990, 23/112 (checked) (Article). SNN100325.

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