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Find Spot record MDR1541 - Roman brooch and ?trident, Middleton-by-Youlgreave, Middleton and Smerrill

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SK 19 63. Harp-shaped bronze brooch found in November 1821 when excavating a fishpond at Middleton-by-Youlgreave. (2,4,5). In May 1822 a bronze trident was reportedly found when building a new road nearby. (2,4,5). Both objects are listed under the Romano-British section of Victoria County History. (5). The grid reference supplied is only 4 figures long. (7)

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Glover, S. 1833. History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Derby. p301.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Bateman, T. 1848. Vestiges of the Antiquities of Derbyshire. p160.
  • <3> Bibliographic reference: Bateman, T. 1855. Descriptive Catalogue of the Antiquities at Lomberdale House. p124.
  • <4> Bibliographic reference: Howarth, E. 1899. Catalogue of the Bateman Collection of Antiquities in the Sheffield Public Museum.
  • <5> Bibliographic reference: Haverfield, F. 1905. 'Romano-British Derbyshire', in Victoria County History, Derbyshire, Vol 1. p259, figure 46.
  • <6> Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust Index. 1537.
  • <7> Personal Observation: Thornton, A. Personal observation, map evidence, field visit etc..

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Grid reference SK 19 63 (point) (Approximate)
Civil Parish MIDDLETON AND SMERRILL, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Nov 12 2019 5:25PM

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