Monument record 726/0/172 - Classical column base
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{1} The Attic base is of a size to support a column of 625mm in diameter, the whole monolithic piece having a straight cut on a chord of 440mm at the column base (883mm on the torus). The base has been formed from a piece of oolitic limestone, the type found in Ketton, Rutland, but with a pink tinge. On the top face is a lewis hole 100mm deep measuring 70x22mm undercut in the usual wat at the ends. Its origin and how long it has lain in the garden is unknown.
(The article explores the possible origins of the column base, and the form of building its column may have supported).
Maybe duplicate of 726/0/155
<1> Woodfield P., 1998-9, A Classical Column Base Discovered in Towcester, Northants, p.175-6 (checked) (Article). SNN104043.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SNN104043 Article: Woodfield P.. 1998-9. A Classical Column Base Discovered in Towcester, Northants. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 28. N.A.S.. p.175-6 (checked).
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Location
| Grid reference | SP 69108 48988 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TOWCESTER, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District) |
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- None recorded
Record last edited
Feb 24 2015 1:41PM
