Monument record 9060/0/1 - Possible Romano-British building

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Summary

Considerable qunatities of Roman pottery have been found in this area and during the excavation of All Saints Church in 1965 more Roman pottery as well as roof tile, floor tile and tessera were found indicating that a building lay in the vicinity.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

{1} Although no Roman material was found in situ during the excavation, large quantities of pottery, tegulae and tesserae were discovered as well as a piece of floor tile. There are also records of considerable amounts of Roman pottery being found in the area.

{2} Many Romano-British pot sherds & roof tiles & floor tiles & tesserae found during excavation of medieval church foundations


<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1975, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.57 site 12 (checked) (Series). SNN77379.

<2> BROWN G., 1966, All Saints Church, Irthlingborough; Part 1 of the reports and papers of The Northamptonshire Antiquarian Society, pp.16-18 (unchecked) (Discussion). SNN58064.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1975. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 1. HMSO. p.57 site 12 (checked).
  • <2> Discussion: BROWN G.. 1966. All Saints Church, Irthlingborough; Part 1 of the reports and papers of The Northamptonshire Antiquarian Society. Northampton Antiquarian Society. 65. pp.16-18 (unchecked).

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Location

Grid reference SP 951 707 (point) Centred on
Civil Parish IRTHLINGBOROUGH, North Northamptonshire (formerly East Northants District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Aug 25 2021 10:19AM

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