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MONUMENT NO. 364475

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Alwalton marble quarries which were in production during the Roman and Medieval periods.

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TL 138966. Quarries on a river-cut cliff are the source
of the well-known 'Alwalton marble', widely used in the region in
the Roman and Medieval periods. (1-2)

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( 1) General reference

RCHM Peterborough New Town 1969 19

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Wild J. P. Romans in the Nene Valley 8

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