Ground conditions may be soft and uneven
(read more)Pottery cheese press
DERSB : 5372
Cheese press found at the Roman fort at Melandra, Glossop, 75-140CE
Additional information
- Description: width mm; length mm; depth 40mm; diameter 160mm
- Rights: Creative Commons CC BY-NC 4.0 Buxton Museum and Art Gallery (part of Derbyshire County Council)
Wonders linked to this object:
Melandra Castle Layout Sketch
Mapping out Melandra - what was the layout of the fort?
(read more)Melandra Castle Principia
In the centre of the East - West roadway lie the remains of a small square building. This is the Principia or Command and Administration headquarters. The Principia was also the spiritual centre of the fort and the central room would contain the regimental shrine as well as a sunken pit which acted as a 'strong room' for the regimental pay chest. The money was kept here as a deterrent to thieves who would be committing sacrilege if they stole from the shrine. ... (read more)