SNN106697 - Oakley Vale, Corby, Northamptonshire: Results of field artefact collection survey

The field artefact collection survey was designed to identify areas of potential archaeological importance. The total study area covered 70ha. The south-western part of this area (approx 10ha in extent) was deemed unsuitable for artefact collection due to being in pastoral use. A further 2ha of the study area, located to the north of oakley Grange, had not been ploughed at the time of the survey and will need to be examined at a later date. Two main areas of archaeological interest were identified. The first was focused on a plateau towards the middle of the survey area where a scatter of flint tools, waste flakes and occasional pieces of burnt flint, all of prehistoric date, were noted. The second area was located on the western edge of the site and consisted of a dispersed scatter of medieval pottery.