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HHER Number: | 486 |
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Type of record: | Find Spot |
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Name: | ROMAN DOMESTIC OCCUPATION, STATIONMASTER'S HOUSE, BALDOCK |
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Summary
Possible property within an enclosure, adjacent to a chalk quarry
Grid Reference: | TL 245 342 |
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Map Sheet: | TL23SW |
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Parish: | North Hertfordshire (Non Civil Parish), North Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire |
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Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Monument Types
- BOUNDARY DITCH? (Roman - 50 AD to 409 AD)
- OCCUPATION SITE (Roman - 50 AD to 409 AD)
- CHALK PIT (Late Roman - 201 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
Associated Events
- Watching brief on the site of the Stationmaster's House, Baldock, 1994
Protected Status
- Area of Archaeological Significance 14
Full description
A Roman greyware flagon found in January 1910 on the site of the Stationmaster's House was the first indication of Roman remains here <1>. Following demolition of the building, evaluation revealed pits, ditches and a chalk quarry, all dating between the 2nd and 4th centuries AD <2>. These were seen again in 1994, with new but similar features <3>. They all denote domestic occupation, starting in the late 1st or early 2nd century and continuing until at least the late 4th century; it was possibly a small property within an enclosure.
This presumably relates to features found just to the north; see [30466, 30467].
<1> Applebaum, Erik S, 1932, Excavations at Baldock in 1932; Trans St Albans Archit & Archaeol Soc 1932, 244-58, - p238 (Article in serial). SHT2169.
<2> Atkinson, Mark, Burleigh, Gilbert & Went, David, 1992, An archaeological investigation at the Stationmaster's House, 16 Station Road, Baldock, Herts, RNO 218 (Report). SHT9858.
<3> Ashworth, Helen, 1994, Small sites, 1994-1996, Baldock, Herts: archaeological fieldwork, RNO 1911, p8-11 (Report). SHT4763.
<4> Fitzpatrick-Matthews, Keith, & Burleigh, Gil, 2010, Baldock and the end of Roman Britain; Current Archaeology no.246 (Sept 2010), 28-35, - p32 (Article in serial). SHT5785.
Sources and further reading
<1> | Article in serial: Applebaum, Erik S. 1932. Excavations at Baldock in 1932; Trans St Albans Archit & Archaeol Soc 1932, 244-58. - p238. |
<2> | Report: Atkinson, Mark, Burleigh, Gilbert & Went, David. 1992. An archaeological investigation at the Stationmaster's House, 16 Station Road, Baldock, Herts. field evaluation. RNO 218. |
<3> | Report: Ashworth, Helen. 1994. Small sites, 1994-1996, Baldock, Herts: archaeological fieldwork. watching brief. RNO 1911, p8-11. |
<4> | Article in serial: Fitzpatrick-Matthews, Keith, & Burleigh, Gil. 2010. Baldock and the end of Roman Britain; Current Archaeology no.246 (Sept 2010), 28-35. - p32. |
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