Find Spot record MLI82908 - Early Roman Bronze Trumpet or Carnyx, Tattershall Ferry

Summary

Early Roman bronze trumpet or canynx, found near Tattershall Ferry.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Late Iron Age to Roman - 1 AD to 100 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

An early 1st century AD bronze trumpet or carnyx was recovered in 1768, during dredging of the River Witham near Tattershall Ferry. The item was in two pieces, the whole being about 50" long, but is now lost. {1}{2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TF 15 NE: 2.
  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 15 NE: B, F.

Map

Location

Grid reference TF 196 562 (point) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish DOGDYKE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE
Civil Parish TATTERSHALL, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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