| Name: | Lead Salt Pan from Harrison's Place |
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| SMR Number: | 719/0/9 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ67SE |
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| Parish: | NORTHWICH, VALE ROYAL, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
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Summary
A fragment of a Roman lead salt pan with the personal name Veluvius cast into the side.
The brine springs of Cheshire are known to have been worked in Roman times. The discovery of lead salt pans with Roman inscriptions reveals that the Romans were using the open pan method of salt production. Brine is heated in a shallow pan over low temperatures to create large salt crystals or high temperatures for fine salt.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- SALT PAN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status
- Area of Archaeological Potential: Northwich Area of Archaeological Potential
Related records
| 719 | Related to: Condate - Roman Settlement (Monument) |
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