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| HHER Number: | 6185 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | ROMAN CREMATIONS, THE HALL, WELWYN |
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Summary
Two vessels evidently belonging to a much larger cemetery [1554]
Monument Types
- CREMATION (Roman - 50 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
'In 1907 two Roman urns were found in making a tennis-lawn at Myrtle Hall, now known as "The Hall", on a part of the Danesbury estate. They were both broken, and not recovered ' <1>. These evidently belonged to the extensive Roman cemetery known as Welwyn Grange [1554]. The findspot is marked on the 1923 OS map <2>.
For The Hall, see [16608].
<1> Andrews, R T, 1911, A late Celtic cemetery at Welwyn, Herts; The Antiquary vol.47, 6-10, 53-60, - p9 (Article in serial). SHT9148.
<2> OS 25 inch map, 3rd edition (1913-1925), 1923 (Cartographic material). SHT5271.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Article in serial: Andrews, R T. 1911. A late Celtic cemetery at Welwyn, Herts; The Antiquary vol.47, 6-10, 53-60. - p9. |
| <2> | Cartographic material: OS 25 inch map, 3rd edition (1913-1925). 1923. |
Related records
| 1554 | Part of: ROMANO-BRITISH CEMETERY, THE GRANGE, WELWYN (Monument) |
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