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Histories of Northamptonshire

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  • One of the eight bronze Roman Bowls found at Irchester in 1874. © NMAG

    Irchester Bowls

    A collection of bronze vessels, known as the Irchester bowls, found in 1874 at the site of Irchester Roman town, near Wellingborough.

    Roman 350 - 399 CE Roman and Early Medieval

  • Dinosaur footprint cast, one of several found at Irchester Country Park. © NMAG

    Dinosaur Footprint

    This 166-million-year-old dinosaur footprint cast, found in Irchester, is Northamptonshire’s first dinosaur evidence, likely made by a Megalosaurus

    166 million years ago Geologic to Prehistoric

  • Piece of Northamptonshire ironstone, from Irchester Country Park. © NMAG

    Ironstone

    Northamptonshire’s ironstone was formed from iron-rich sediments in the Jurassic period. Quarried since Roman times, ironstone has shaped our landscape, fuelled the county's industry and built our houses.

    175 million years ago Geologic to Prehistoric

  • Fossil brachiopod Kallirhynchia sharpi. © NMAG

    Jurassic Fossil Kallirhynchia sharpi

    168 million years ago, Northamptonshire lay beneath a warm sea teeming with marine life, including this fossil brachiopod Kallirhynchia sharpi.

    168 million years ago Geologic to Prehistoric