Site Event/Activity record ECH2526 - Roman urn discovered at Boughton, Chester in 1800

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Organisation

Unassigned

Date

1800

Map

Description

An urn was found at the beginning of the century near the road junction at the centre of Boughton. It apparently contained burnt bones, but no mention of these by Hemingway (1) (2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Book: Thompson Watkin W. T.. 1886. Roman Cheshire: A Description of Roman Remains in the County of Chester. p 219-220.
  • <2> Book: Harris, B.E. (ed). 1987. Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I. p 184.

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Location

Location
Grid reference SJ 4 6 (point) Sample Location (E)
Map sheet SJ46NW
Civil Parish CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER

Record last edited

Nov 15 2012 11:22AM