Element record L1219 - Roman altar, Granby
Summary
Location
Grid reference | SK 75149 36189 (point) |
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Map sheet | SK73NE |
District | Rushcliffe |
Civil Parish | Granby, Rushcliffe |
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Full Description
Ro altar found in Granby churchyard in 1812. The stone has now disappeared. Andrew Esdaile, in whose possession it once was, describes it as 10in high and 5in square, with rude columns at the corners, and a hollow at the top; on the sides are carvings; on the front "a Ro figure" with helmet and toga, sword in left hand: on the sides "hieroglyphics" ie the head of a lamb with the body and wings of a dragon; on the back a "finely cut vegetable figure". (1)
See M 1229 for church, L 7723 for nearby ridge and furrow.
<1> VCH, 1910, Notts, p 27 (Published document). SNT1384.
<2> Esdaile A, 1845, Rutland Monuments, p 50 (Published document). SNT672.
<3> Godfrey JT, 1907, Churches of Nottinghamshire - Hundred of Bingham, p 201 (Published document). SNT716.
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Record last edited
Jan 19 2023 7:34PM