Find Spot record MLI50823 - ROMANO-BRITISH LEAD VESSEL AND POTTERY FOUND EAST OF BECK FARM
Summary
ROMANO-BRITISH LEAD VESSEL AND POTTERY FOUND EAST OF BECK FARM
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 100 AD to 399 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Part of an inscribed lead presentation casket or vessel, probably of the 3rd or 4th century was ploughed up at TF00169266. The inscription reads: '...do fecit felix...'. Now in Lincoln Museum. See the Journal of Roman Studies for a detailed description. {1}{2}{3}{4}
Part of the base of a large lead tank was ploughed up from the same field in December 1955. Presumed to be another part of the same vessel, possibly a water tank or cistern. Now in Lincoln Museum. See Archaeological Notes of 1956 for a detailed description. {1}{2}{5}{6}
Fieldwalking in March 1956 produced sherds of Romano-British pottery ranging in date from the 2nd to the 4th century, though not in large quantities. Nothing was found to suggest a stone building. From another site 400 yards to the south at TF002923 a few scraps of Romano-British pottery were recovered. {1}{2}{5}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI2912 Index: SMR FILE. BISHOP NORTON. TF 09 SW:H -.
- <2> SLI2391 Index: OS CARD INDEX. BISHOP NORTON. TF 09 SW:4,1963, HARPER F R.
- <3> SLI448 Article in Serial: 1947. JOURNAL OF ROMAN STUDIES. VOL 37 pp180-181.
- <4> SLI8 Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LCNCC 38.46.
- <5> SLI499 Article in Serial: PETCH, D.F.. 1957. 'Archaeological Notes for 1956' in Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. VOL 7 (NS) pp9-10 Fig 3.
- <6> SLI8 Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LCNCC 8.56.
Map
Location
Grid reference | TF 0018 9248 (point) Centre |
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Civil Parish | BISHOP NORTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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