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TILE
Unique ID: SWYOR-99D1C4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of a ceramic roof tile of Medieval or Post Medieval date. It is flat and rectangular, but all the edges are breaks. There is a large peg hole in the centre of one edge. The hole tapers from 18mm diameter to 13mm. The fabric is hard and dark orange with an irregular texture. One face is much rougher than the other. There are few inclusions of shell, quartz and larger rough angular grey stones.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 59.91 mm
Width: 55.49 mm
Thickness: 14.36 mm
Weight: 68.25 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 28th August 2010 - Monday 30th August 2010
Rally details.
This object was found at Rally UK @ Much Hadham, Sawbridgeworth - 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS Reference Number 1841
Materials and construction
Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: East Hertfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: High Wych (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TL4715
Four figure Latitude: 51.814305
Four figure longitude: 0.131116
1:25K map: TL4715
1:10K map: TL41NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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