Find Spot record 0191007000 - STATION PIT, TAPLOW

Summary

Roman Samian pottery sherd found in Station Pit, Taplow

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Description

DECORATED SAMIAN SHERD FOUND ON ROMAN SITE, GRAVELPIT, TAPLOW STATION, 1940. DRAG 37 FORM (B9).

(SU 9181) Two Roman urns of unbaked pottery were found during the building of the railway at Taplow in 1837. They contained about 400-500 Roman silver coins ranging from Otho (69AD) to Lucilla (183 AD). No further information (B27).

This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Sources (4)

  • <9>SBC1224 Unpublished document: 1962. BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER. COIN IDENTIFIED BY DR. C. E.KING, ASHMOLEUM MUSEUM, OXFORD, 1984.
  • <11>SBC11179 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD SU 98 SW 04 & SU 98 SW 46..
  • <24>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 1999.
  • <27>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p850.

Location

Grid reference SU 91300 81460 (point)
Civil Parish TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12005)

Record last edited

Sep 11 2026 10:29AM

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