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Description: | Large stone altar base dating from the Roman period, i.e. c. AD43-410. The base is complete and undamaged although the surfaces show abrasions and some marks of wear. The lower part of the base is square in section with three deep grooves and two thick bands (which are also square in cross-section) separating it from the circular top. The circular surface of the top shows a clear break from where the rest of the mile stone (i.e. the part with the inscription on) is missing. What survives of the carcing looks well-applied and neat. The stone used was probably a very grainy sand stone. It is possible that the stone was broken up in the post-Roman period in order to get pieces of stone which were used as building material in walls of houses or fields. Images kindly provided by finder. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Boughton, Dot - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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