More information : SP 961858. A Roman bronze statuette of a horse and rider, also an unidentified bronze object, were picked up about a mile east of Brigstock, just to the north of the old Oundle-Brigstock road where it cuts through Fermyn woods.
A good deal of pottery, mostly 2nd century, and another similar
statuette is said to have been found at the same place, which may be
the site of a temple. (1)
SP 963859. A Coritanian gold coin was found by excavations conducted
by E Greenfield, 1961, "on the earth floor of a circular R.B
building along with R.B. bronzes and numerous coins of 3rd and 4th
centuries A.D" (a). (2)
Two Roman temples were built in the 3rd cent at Brigstock and
continued in use until the late 4th cent. The N temple was 37.5ft
diameter with walls 2.5ft thick, and 20ft to the S was a 12 sided
temple varying in diameter from 29.5ft to 32ft and built over and
inside a probably Iron Age ditch.
The finds included 278 coins of the 1st to 4th cents, including a
coritanian stater of 25 AD, 3rd and 4th cent sherds, and models
including three pairs of bronze model horses and riders. (3)
Complete excavation report. Temple sites at SP 96288594. (4)
The indicated site is now under winter crop. Not visible on available
air cover. (5)
Further excavation by Greenfield in 1970 revealed the remains of two
more circular structures. Finds included 50 coins (1st to 4th
century), another bronze horse and rider statuette, part of a bronze
letter T and other bronze and iron objects of votive use. (6,7)
Iron Age and Roman settlement and Roman Temple (SP 961858) lie in the
east of the parish on high ground at just over 300ft above OD on
Boulder Clay. Excavation in 1961 and 1970 revealed stone buildings,
three circulr and one polygonal, lying inside and on top of an Iron
Age ditch. The temple was apparently erected in the 3rd century and
continued in use until the late 4th century. Finds include many coins of the 1st to 4th centuries, pottery, and bronze statuettes of horses and riders. Iron Age pottery has also been found further to the north (at SP 95988605).
Scatters of Roman pottery have been found further to the south east
around SP 963857 and tiles, pottery and one mid 3rd century coin have
been discovered 200m to the east of the temple (SP 963859). These
finds are probably to be associated with it. (8)
Roman Temple (SP 961858). Details of two bases, a shaft and another
fragment of masonry have been published. (9)
A model axe and a model stool, found in (SP 961850). [Probably associated with this site]. (10)
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