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ROOF TILE
Unique ID: DOR-3DC661
Object type certainty: Certain
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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
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 64 mm
Width: 111 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight: 184 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th July 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCMS 020677
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: North Dorset (District)
To be known as: Stour Provost
Spatial coordinates
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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