Monument record 1187 - Roman ironworking, Laxton

Roman pottery and coins and iron slag has been found in various places including Laxton in association with Roman pottery and coins. Iron mills, Ro pottery and coins

{1} Trunk road improvements on the A43 at Laxton Lodge in 1985 revealed a major iron working site and evidence of occupation.

{2} Large site with slag up to 2m deep excavated by D. Jackson. Late and early sherds. Sherds and 'occupation' seen in rabbit holes at SP 9680 9737. Much slag on the fields but it peters out to the south until the next sites Blatherwyke 1-2 start. Industrial settlement?

{4} Iron working sites, unlocated. Iron slag, associated with Roman pottery and coins, is recorded as having been found in Laxton, but the locations of these finds are unknown.

<1> Dix B.(ed), 1986-7, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1985-6, p.155 Laxton (checked) (Report). SNN100334.

<2> Hall D.N., 1960-1999, Rockingham Forest Project: Archaeological Sites Recorded by David Hall, Laxton/Site 1 (part checked) (Database). SNN102279.

<3> JACKSON D.A.; TYLECOTE R.F., 1988, Two New Romano-British Ironworking Sites in Northamptonshire: A New Type of Furnace?, 19/275-298 (checked) (Article). SNN43553.

<4> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p. 61 (Series). SNN77379.

<4> Crossley D., 1992, Monunments Protection Programme: The Iron and Steel Industries, Step 1 Report, p.21 (unchecked) (Report). SNN106759.

<5> Crossley D., 1998, Monuments Protection Programme: Iron and Steel Industries (Step 3, Appendix 3, Handlist of Assessed Sites), 1.5 p.35 (unchecked) (Report). SNN106760.

<6> Crossley D., 1998, Monuments Protection Programme: Iron and Steel Industries (Site Assessments), 1.5 (unchecked) (Report). SNN106761.

<7> 1878, The Archaeological Journal (35), p. 269 (Journal). SNN15197.

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