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Roman activity around felton?
Well ive read there was no activity around felton area although there was a rumour of a roman settlement near eshott, but not confirmed, well i found this last week and is confirmed as a Roman quadron trade weight,so i might just clear this rumour up in the following months.
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another photo http://futuremuseum.co.uk/collection...d-weights.aspx
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Impressive find Jim. The Roman numerals are IV do you reckon, to make it a quadran?
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possibly im not sure
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Hodgsons History , Records signs of a large ditch and encampment. On an allotment next to home stead named CHESTER HILL, that is of roman origin name , possible marching camp ??
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well there is a pre roman burial mound on the farm iam searching around Eshott, although i tend to stay cl;ear of that field as i think it will be a protected site
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If it is a scheduled site of archaeological interest , the Farmer should be able to tell you, if hes not sure ask if there is any restrictions on use , IE pasture only, not allowed to plough etc !
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this from Eshott villager web page
http://www.eshottvillage.com/ select about , then the history icon mid way down on right of page Last edited by leslie; 23-03-2014 at 11:59 AM. |
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They talk about iron age and medieaval periods , but not romam broad period, yet i have unearthed more evidence from this era
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and more evidence
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I see that there is a throw away comment about a Roman settlement in the area, in the Eshott newsletter, but it is very vague.....looks like you might be throwing up more evidence
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well the rolled up curse tablet is defo roman tradition, i unrolled it to read the inscription last weekend, then found a dead starling in my garden sunday morning, and came down with flu monday and had 2 days off work,coincidence. also the pot mends are roman broad period too, just need to find the coins to confirm everything,hopefully later in the year when im off the pasture
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Sounds like we'd better start praying for you then jim
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quite common finds from that era, usually if somebody owed you money, or you held a grudge, you inscribed the curse onto a strip of lead, rolled it 3 times and threw it into a pond, shrine etc, i found this near the pre roman tumulus
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now look at this!
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Bonze age in the area too
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Bronze axe head?
Jammy bugger. Post some nice photos when you get the time. |
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framed it
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Felto axe head
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Nice to have something the locals were using 3000 years ago. A bit older than my ginger beer bottles.
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