ROOF TILE

Unique ID: DOR-3DC661

Object type certainty: Certain

A fragment of a limestone roof tile. The pointed apex of a probably lozengiform roof tile. There is a sub circular chipped hole at the apex. This has been pecked from one face of the tile only.
Roof tiles such as these are common on Roman sites, but continue in use into the 19th century.
Date: Roman to Post medieval - 100 to 1800
Dimensions: 64 mm x 111 mm x 17 mm
Weight: 184 g

Class: Limestone

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Length: 64 mm
Width: 111 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight: 184 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Stone [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South West
County: Dorset
District: North Dorset
To be known as: Stour Provost

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 12th July 2012

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: SCMS 020677

References cited

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    Created: Thursday 9th February 2012
    Updated: Saturday 11th February 2012

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