Monument record 726/12 - Site of a possible Roman temple

The substantial mortared foundations of a building were observed in the 1960s to the west of the Alchester Road

{1} The foundations of a stone building of massive mortared masonry were seen at SP69094834. A possible explanation for these pieces of evidence for masonry structures, which might account also or some of the unusual finds, might be the presence of a temple somewhere in the area immediately to the south of the Silverstone Brook.

{2} (Ref 3.5)The second, lies outside the defended area to the south west along Alchester Road. Here the substantial mortared foundations of a further building were observed in the 1960s to the west of the Alchester Road just south of the point at which it crossed Silverstone Brook. Though again a number of possibilities exist for its function the presence of miniature votive axes suggest that it may have been associated with ritual activity close to the stream.

{3} Massive foundation seen at this location; has been claimed that they may be of a temple building.

<1> Brown AE, Woodfield C, 1983, Excavations at Towcester, Northamptonshire: the Alchester Road Suburb, 18/130-1 (checked) (Article). SNN104558.

<2> Taylor J.; Foard G.; Laughton J.; Steadman S.; Ballinger J., 2002, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Towcester, (unchecked) (Report). SNN103132.

<3> 1991, CORRESPONDENCE, (unchecked) (Correspondence). SNN55154.

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