Find Spot record 0010401000 - TOUCHBRIDGE FARM

Summary

Finds of tap slag indicating Roman ironworking in the vicinity found in field survey

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

IRON SLAG (TAP SLAG) FOUND FROM SPUR OF LAND C150M SOUTH-WEST OF TOUCHBRIDGE FARM. A SAMPLE WAS COLLECTED. THE PRESENCE OF TAP SLAG IMPLIES SMELTING AT OR NEAR THIS SITE (B3)
More finds of tap slag were reported to Buckinghamshire County Museum in 1997 (B4).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC863 Verbal communication: BATESON F W PERS COMM TO FARLEY M E SEPT 1972.
  • <2>SBC10648 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD (NOT RETAINED).
  • <3>SBC8464 Verbal communication: MEF 1989 (OCT) PERS COMM.
  • <4>SBC19905 Unpublished document: Mike Farley. 1997. Tom Clark and Mike Farley (BCM) November 1997.

Location

Grid reference SP 64300 14000 (point)
Civil Parish BOARSTALL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SLAG (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC11347)

Record last edited

Jan 12 2018 1:57PM

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