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Monument Number 43250
Hob Uid: 43250
Location : Cumbria South Lakeland Natland
Grid Ref : SD5100090000
Summary : An Inscribed Romano British Funerary Slab of early 3rd century date was found at Watercrook in 1688 and was later built into a barn. It is now in the British Museum.
More information : An inscribed slab of a Roman funerary monument (to P Aelius Bassus), broken, was found at Watercrook (Name: SD 5150 9051) in 1688 and later built into a barn; it reached the BM in 1913 via the Kendal Museum. Now in the BM.(1) A reference in it to joint emperors dates it to the early 3rd century. (1-2)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : no 754
Page(s) : 254
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Vol(s) : 1965

Source Number : 2
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Source details : (E Birley)
Page(s) : 50-52
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Vol(s) : 55 - 1955

Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Early 3rd century
Monument End Date : 232
Monument Start Date : 200
Monument Type : Tombstone
Evidence : Find

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SD 59 SW 30
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Monument Number 43250