Find Spot record 4403/0/2 - Roman finds, Scaldwell
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Summary
Roman pottery and loom weights found at Scaldwell.
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
{1} Roman quoits and fragments of a Roman masked jug were found at Scaldwell and presented in 1928 by the Lamport Ironstone Co to Northampton Museum.
{2} Northampton Museum hold the fragments of the masked jug classified as 3c/4c Castor ware (depicting a women's head) and six ring loomweights (the 'quoits') of reddish clay. Sited to Scaldwell SP 769725. There has been much ironstone mining in this area and a precise site was not determined.
{3} Other finds from the parish include six circular Saxon loomweights of red clay and fragments of a C3rd or C4th jug with a moulded female face.
<1> Annotated Record Map, Corr 6" (R W Brown 1949) (Map). SNN112961.
<2> Baird, J, 1969, Field Investigators Comments, F1 JB 20-MAR-1969 (Note). SNN111452.
<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.169 Site 1 (checked) (Series). SNN77381.
<4> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP77SE1 (checked) (Index). SNN443.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SNN112961 Map: Annotated Record Map. Corr 6" (R W Brown 1949).
- <2> SNN111452 Note: Baird, J. 1969. Field Investigators Comments. F1 JB 20-MAR-1969.
- <3> SNN77381 Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1981. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 3. HMSO. p.169 Site 1 (checked).
- <4> SNN443 Index: Ordnance Survey. 1950s/1960s. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. Ordnance Survey. SP77SE1 (checked).
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Location
Grid reference | SP 7690 7250 (point) |
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Civil Parish | SCALDWELL, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- NRHE HOB UID: 343735
Record last edited
Feb 17 2025 6:15PM