Monument record 0068100000 - SE CORNER OF PLAYING FIELDS

Summary

Roman cremation urns found digging a drain for the hospital in the nineteenth century

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

5 URNS FOUND,2 OF WHICH CONTAINED BONES WHICH HAD BEEN SUBJECT TO CREMATION.DEPOSITED ABOUT 18IN BELOW SURFACE WITHOUT ANY APPARENT CARE FOR THEIR PRESERVATION(B2).FOUND BY WORKMEN FORMING A DRAIN FOR LUNATIC ASYLUM(B1).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC244 Bibliographic reference: AKERMAN J Y 1857 DISCOVERY OF ROMAN & OTHER SEPULC HRAL REMAINS AT...STONE INARCHAEOLOGIA34PP26,27"(.
  • <2>SBC7981 Bibliographic reference: LOWNDES C 1862 LECTURE ON HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES... OF HARTWELL & STONE P12.
  • <3>SBC10643 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD (IN CAS FILE 0669).

Location

Grid reference SP 77680 12030 (point)
Civil Parish STONE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • CINERARY URN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC11962)

Record last edited

Nov 3 2004 2:27PM

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