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Monument Number 191845
Hob Uid: 191845
Location : Somerset South Somerset Curry Rivel
Grid Ref : ST3983025640
Summary : Roman coins, shale whorls, tesserae and pottery along with a flint knife were found at Stanchester in 1865.
More information : [ST 3983 2564] Roman Coins & Pottery found 1865 [T.I.] (1) Roman tesserae, coins (Trajan, Ant. Pius and many later), Samian and other sherds, shale whorls, bronze fragments and other small objects were found in 1865, at Stanchester, 700 yards east of Curry River church. A collection of Roman and other remains from Stanchester, Curry Rivel were presented to Taunton Museum by W.W.Munckton (3) and the museum also has a finely worked flint knife from Stanchester in the Walter collection (4). Haverfield accepts the finds as from a house or villa. The name appears as 'Stankestlas' in a 10th c. charter and may come from caestel and not ceaster. The site is scheduled. (2-5) The O.S. siting falls in a nursery garden. There are no surface indications of a building and the owner of the garden has not found anything of significance. The Munckton collection in Taunton Museum includes coins of Commodus and Gallienus (Acc. 876 N 2 & 3) from this site. (6)

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Source details : OS 6" 1931
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Source details : V.C.H. Somerset 22(1), 1876, 90
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Source details : V.C.H. Somerset 48, (2) 1902, 51
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Source details : AMs E. & W, 1961, 83 (M.O.W.)
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : F1 GHP 21-OCT-65
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Findspot
Evidence : Find

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Findspot
Evidence : Find

Components and Objects:

Period : Bronze Age
Component Monument Type : Findspot
Object Type : KNIFE
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Period : Roman
Component Monument Type : Findspot
Object Type : COIN, VESSEL, SPINDLE WHORL, TESSERA
Object Material : Pottery, Shale

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 32 NE 1
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1965-10-21
End Date : 1965-10-21

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Monument Number 191845