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Record ID: IARCH-947E4D
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Robertson 2000, 144 no. 640: ""On 3 September 1926 a farm hand in the employ of Mr. H. Baines, of Hackensall Hall Farm, Knott End, Lancashire, was engaged in removing some sand from a pit when his spade struck a flat unwrought stone 7 in. square, which he threw on one side. He next drove his spade through a loosely compacted mass of coins round which there had been some dark-coloured material, fragments of which on examination appeared to be the remains of a leather pouch or wallet. In all, allowing for a few which were removed and irrecoverable, the find consisted of about 325 co…
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Preesall With Hackensall', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-107892
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Robertson 2000, 115 no. 504: "On 12 Feb. 1884, "whilst some labourers were digging clay at the Littlewood Tile and Brick Works, Croston on ground belonging to and leased from the Misses Farington of Worden Hall, they came at a depth of from two to three feet upon a shallow dish of baked clay, containing probably from two to three hundred Roman third brass coins. The latter were soon distributed among the workmen. The vessel which held the coins was broken by the workman's spade but Miss Farington recovered some of the fragments. The vessel was of baked clay, 8 to 9 inches in diam…
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Croston (Ulnes Walton)', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-791F4F
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Robertson 2000, 130 no. 572: ""Recent volumes of the Transactions [i.e. TCWAAS, n.s., 77 (1977), 175-8; 80(1980), 163; 81 (1981), 159f.] have contained what have turned out to be episodes in 'the continuing story' of the Docker Moor hoard. Since 1975 there have now been four separate discoveries of coins from the same point on the bank of the River Keer; the time thus seems appropriate to bring the hoard of coins together into a single discussion. Further study of the first find together with the more recent discoveries of 1979 and 1980 gives us the following distribution.": Ant. …
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Docker Moor', grid reference and parish protected.