ANCIENT MONUMENTS LABORATORY REPORT
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AUTHOR
CONSULTANT
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Anderson
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Wroxe e , bhropshire .
TITLE
Roman , s tone finds
W!{uXETEH, .Jh r opsh i re . Romal l . :~ t o ne fi n ds.
Hq ){) rt by j,'. I',./Ln(j t; l·s on , 4/11/tlU. The town of Wroxe ter is on
tl l8
Hiver
a n d at the in te r lO ection of
:"; 0 V UI'1i
t hre e, p erhap s fO Ul· , ROllla n J" CJ &\ rl s. It s t wld s on Bu.n ter ;)&.n ci sl one but a gr e a t
vari e ty of st one i s a v ai l a bl e wi thin
d
Drift wh ich includes e r r a tic s brou g h t
r e W 11 ,
o ( JU
i 1L
radius. 'Th ere is the Gl a cial
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Lhwll rd s by the Irish 3ea g J ac i e r
f r om SW Sco tl an d i. e . (; r a lli LId::' , Basa l t s lin d Gr e,Y wac k e a, fro m the Lake District
an d North Wa l e s i. e. s la t es an d a v H,rie t y of i ;Ylecus r o cks. 'l'he s o lid rocks
n orth of the town inclu de san d s t ones of the Uld Hed San d stone, Carboniferous ,
Bunter and Keup er.
To U e e hbi. in thf: Wr e U n -Coa1 bro oke da l e a re a are outcrops
of Cambrian, Ordo vici an, ::Jil u r i an, Uld Hui :ja n d::3 1one, Carboniferous and Trias
and some Basalts. To the 3W in Llw Churell St r etton area are the .Pr e -Camb ri an
r o c ks of the Lon glllynd tog-eth r wi th
( )In
Rell
:::;andsto n~ ,
Ca r bon i fe r ous and Tri a s
an d to the we s t, in the ShreVvsbury a r eu and into Wa l e s, (j1ll HedS a n d stone, ~
Ca r b onif e rous and Tri ,.:.s.
coll() cL (~ d
Th e maj ority of the stone saill pl e;
un t h' s i t e the r e fore, could
have been o b tai r e li locally. ~xceptiuns a r e the l'tn: beck Ma rble bowl or ~~ mor t ar
importe(i fro In DOT3 e t
and t h e r, i ljs i l) r. (; Crit quern from tI le NE • 'L'h e whi t e
ma t·ble o bject rna,', have come
f TT'i l1
1.1" , CJ ll-: Hi lls or be an i mp o rt fr om l tal y,
lik e those f ound at ::.3il c he ster cHid ,; udH,an c hc- s Ler.
'I'l ~ e q~' L :'. .i.tc s, sJ a tE:: s an d
3:1I1 dl:l Lon e i s t h e COWl/lone t
,:O !) !ll all be 10c l-i1. j i r l l;; SL r !l 11o:'
,; \" 111 '
!., 1 ) ··t ' ~ Hrl1<; d
an~
t h ere i s p1 en ty av a i l able, fvtlW- (1-,
i n t he u l d flc ,kiilClo s i,one a nd LI,Io:' C1.1.1'\
III
1\
r,
HIUS
hut most are l fr ·om the Fi:_ :nTl i an
1
an d 'I'rias i.e t h e "Bun t. er an d Kellp c r' . l t is noL possbJe, h oweve r , to be certain
of the a ge of rlrl,Y of the se SFillfL-i
by di r ect com par i s on with loc a l
Ol"lI:::;
a l t ho ugh most could proha b ly be i de n tified
ro cl.- s . " u t since most a r e sma l J o b.jects such
as wh ets t one s th e r e is no t r ans por t p r o bl e lll involved.
From t h e Pre -Carr. br i a n and CamlJr j RJ l
purp le, gre,! and g r een san cist ones
and fla g ston e s are available; bl a ck s lales and flafs stones and cal c a r e ous grit
from the (jr d ov ici an; s ands ton e ar;d li me stones from the Sil urian; r e d and b rown
s andston es from the Old Red Sandst o ne an d the Carboniferou s ; red and pale brown
sand.-rones f r om the Pe r mian and TriR 8.
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De ta il s .
186434 Whetstone- pale g r ey , fi n
-{",rain ed sand s t.on e wi th rus ty brown spots
and small black: [ rAn nen ts, cal car eous- ?Keuper
7u64 31 Whetstone - daek g r e y, ve r y f ine - Ta i ne d, hard , s[tn ds t one
~ an d s tone.
- ?
O. R.S .
· .. 7b6441 l' a.lette at. one in1 a,y - ,:re,y - g re( ~ n s l aL t. wit h
l' e dlilSh
ST)( ,t s, - ~)IJ otted Slate
7d6445 - tUerll fr agment - coarse qUtirtz g l' i t s tone , prob a l>ly .r ilJ stone Gl' i t. 7tl 6/~4 7 - \',h eL s t oYl<o- - 'iark gre.)' ,
'18b' 44"u
-
IV
het stone
/...gt·eybro wn
8&11d
. ~
Vt; ! .'/
t,one, i" u
li r e - " r ai n ed, rnicuceous fl agst.one, ?Ordovician. .
d
, U-, ~ra~ne
, C!:l. 1 careous, ?K
. _euper "a
,J n dstone
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7864 49 - Wlletstone - d a rk red, v ery fine- .r ain f.: d. , hard. , lIIic i~ ceous 8andstone,?O. R. ~ . ·
7 864 50 - Wh e tst on e - d.a r k red , v e ry fi ne -gT!:l. i ne d , l ia rd sandst on e, micaceous,?O. R. S.'
786451 - Whe tst on e - dark
Tuwn, ve r y fine- ,~Ti.1.i n ed fl a gstone, ?Carnbrian.
7864:>4 - Whe tstone - da r k red, very
e-i ~r a jned, il ard mi caceous sandstone,?O.R .S.
l'j l
7tl6455 - Whetstone - pale b ro wn, fine- gTa i n ed s a n nt:lt one , ?Keuper.
786457 - i\'hetstone - pale [aWlI, cal C<l.ceou s s alili s t on e , ?Keuper.
786458 - Whetstone - pa1 e brown , v ..,ry fin e -p'aine Ci, calvar eous sandstone, ?Keuper.
7864 63 - "~'hetstone - dark
e d- bT OWlI v ery fin e- t',rained quartzi te, ?Pre-Cambrian.
7 B6 464 - 'NhE:tstone - wh i.te quartzite, ?Pre-Carnbri 1.l,n .
7EJ()465 - WhetBtone - bl a c k s l ate or:' flagston e , ?O rd ovician .
786466 - Whetstone - ciark grey, micaceous sl a te or fl a g s tone, ?Urdovician.
7 b8l2l - Vi het stone - pale greY-,,r'ne ll
'lI
i
CaCe DII::l
s cm<i stone wi tn irony patches,
calacar eous, ?J :L"'u fJ e r.
7h13127 - 'ilhl.' L8ton 8 - dark g -I ey,
7 H81 2 8 - Pa l e tte - dark
~;Te J
7(IJ1 ?9 - ? }". l p t Le - ri ar k
7 R tjl~, 1
miC;l C~' ()l l ,,;
li.(l i i ;~-; I ('r~i~ ,
~ ;re '
81 '1 1. "
s a ndst olle wiLh black spots, ?Pre-Carnbrian.
? V:en l ock.
;: it h r erl - b
OWl.
- ':lh e 1.stone - da rk !'.r ey-b('oVlrt , '··i'!8 - ('. l'a in
,j
spots, ?Pre-Carnbrian.
.3HJl d :~ t()T1e
or fl a (:stone ,
?l)r( to vi c i a n .
7 bl.::ll ;) - '.vrletstone - dark
t ~rE~y ,
fi.l.' :- l'a ir., · d, cdlc,u" 'omj s a n cistone, ?()rdovician.
7 Hfn 36 - \vhet s t one - red-brovm, fj n e - ?; rGl i [,e d, 1[1 1. CPC'= c,us silnd stone, calcareous
ano with black spot.s , ':'(' . . .5.
7iJ8l37 -
~'i h e
stone - brown, fjne- g L'rt i n e o , micaceous sandstone wi th black spots,
? () . R .::3.
"( t:J i:3138 - I,Yhetstone - very (l a r k bro wn , fine -g rain ed, micaceous s hn dstone, ?O.R .S.
7bH139 - V.'h t SLone - dark brown , mi cac eolls, v e ry fi nf.l- rained sandstone,
or flag s ton e , ?Carnb r ian .
{t!d1.4U -
Wlle tS'LOne - uarK g r e y
(t! tH41 -
Whetstone - g rey spotte d slate, ?Fr e - Cam brian,cp. 786441
793 4 33 - Whe tstone -
m~caceous
ll.agston e,
·~Uraovlcian.
a r k grey - brmvn, very fine- g rai ned sandstone or flagstone I
?O rd ovician.
7 93 571 - Whetstone - dar k grey mi caceous fla f';stone wi th i r regul ar re d- b ro wn
patches, ? Ordovici an .
79557':' -
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u ;:;;;; i
7') j') 7.1 - r a I l v en\::!;;r -
-j e ?
f l " ) : ;!
' h_
',H:: nlo c f
ti 1'<': , ' , lJI J C"Cl;,,' IIl:; ,
?l~ re- C & rn ~' ], l al!
'," 5') 1'(
? pal e Lt. e
d a rk, t{J' cy-hruw!
793') 70 -
? pale tte -
1,:1:' e l ' O
T. ill,\_;.,l lm~ .
f i li c-,: rc-,jn d Cl ,' n dst" tk wiLL bl ack spec k s,
.
::; a n dstone, 1' e - Dr own sp e cks, ?Ordovici an .
s l al , ?lre -Calll b l' i a n.
793501 - ,Whe L0ton e - In .'o wn, fillG - g'L'ain ed
0 cH1d
t u n c , bl a c k spote, ?O.£{.~).
oOl U63 - Dome- sha!Jed fragm e n t. of l a y e n"d wh itE: mar bl
t ,
? f ro w the Clee Hills
or impo rt0\1 fr olll It aly.
0010 64 - Wo r k e d s t one - b rown s a nd s t one , ?O. H. C3.
8018 65
Wal l v eneer -
bl ac k ITl 1 Cace u u::; s l a te, ?Urdovj c ian.
B0186G - Wa ll veneer - Porphy ry , pos s i bl,Y a local i t '118 o US rock but may have
be e n import e d.
tlOlt)67 - ?Bowl - Purbeck MarbJ e. From Dorset. rrhjs is abou t oinch. in diameter
and stn,lds about
?}
inch.high. The wall is about binch. thick.
Seems too shallow for a mortar.
nOl tl68 - ?P o t l id - dark, r edoish-brown sandstone, ?Car bonif c rOllG.
t-;(Jl UG9 -
!\('H l 170 -
-Wh 't ston e - bl a ck and g rey baw led slate, ?O r do vic.i an.
PrafST!1en t of a 1"'l l l e -gr o,Y v es i c l,l F;1" 1ilV8. j
cOl.'ld be locc,,-I.
h
h asa l L but n.ot Ni el i8 r mendig,