Monument record 380/0/1 - Possible Romano-British Cremation

Roman cinerary urn found in 1895 during sinking of an air shaft.

{1} (SP 52715885) Roman Cinerary urn found AD 1895.

{2-4}A Roman Cinerary urn was found here (c 19 chains SE of Red house Farm) in 1895 during the sinking of an air shaft in Catesby Tunnel {2}. It was smashed when found but one of the engineers or surveyors working at the time reconstructed it {3}. The photograph (sent by Major Attenborough) confirms the identification of the vessel as a cinerary urn.

{5}The indicated site is under crop; there are no surface indications of the air shaft. The present location of the find was not determined.

Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, SP55NW1 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, (unchecked) (Series). SNN77381.

<1> 1955, OS 6 INCH MAP, (unchecked) (Map). SNN9897.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Object Name Book reference, Sept-Oct 1923 (Archive). SNN113537.

<3> Historic England, Unknown, Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments, Letter, 27/11/23 (GW Attenborough) (Oral Report). SNN111577.

<4> Historic England, Unknown, Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments, Letter, 30.11.23 (O G S Crawford, reply to 3) (Oral Report). SNN111577.

<5> Baird, J., 1970, Field investigators comments, F1 JB 13-MAY-70 (Notes). SNN110341.

Record last edited

Mar 14 2023 1:51PM