Record ID: HESH-927418
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sherd from either an urn or carinated jar of early medieval date (500 – 700AD). The sherd is broken and incomplete; the inner surface of the pot is lost due to a laminating fracture. What remains is much abraded. The upper surface of the sherd is decorated; the surface is burnished and a decorative pattern impressed. This pattern consists of a series of double horizontal parallel bands which have been formed by impressing the surface with a tool, the section of each grooved band is U shaped. Two areas of these double bands exist on the sherd. Between these two double bands are a seri…
Created on: Wednesday 16th December 2009
Last updated: Friday 18th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Herefordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-994372
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rim sherd of a relatively thin walled coarseware pottery ‘Severn Valley’ vessel. The sherd dates to the Roman period (50 - 410), however, not enough of the sherd survives to be certain of the form or size and without this a more specific date is difficult. The rim has a stepped appearance; in that the side wall projects above the rim and the rim extends at an angle of 90 degree from the vessel wall. The fabric is relatively soft with a number of angular and sub-angular quartz and grit inclusions; there are also a number of oval hollows suggesting the use of oolitic limestone which …
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HESH-993F81
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rim sherd of a relatively thin walled coarseware pottery ‘Severn Valley’ vessel. The sherd dates to the Roman period (50 - 410), however, not enough of the sherd survives to be certain of the form or size and without this a more specific date is difficult. The rim has a swollen out-turned rim. The fabric is relatively soft with a number of angular and sub-angular quartz, grit and ironstone inclusions. The fabric also contains considerable inclusions of mica / sand. The fabric colour is a uniform mid orange colour. A suggested diameter of the rim is 22cm, and the sherd represent…
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HESH-993B37
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An un-diagnostic sherd from coarseware pottery ‘Severn Valley’ vessel. The sherd dates to the Roman period (50 - 410), however, not enough of the sherd survives to be certain of the form or size and without this a more specific date is difficult. The sherd has large amounts of burning / carbonization to the outer surface; it is also friable suggesting that it has been burnt was used in heated food preparation / cooking. The fabric is relatively soft, but brittle in places, with a number of angular and sub-angular quartz, grit and grog inclusions. The fabric also contains considerab…
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HESH-993334
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An un-diagnostic sherd from a relatively thick walled coarseware pottery ‘Severn Valley’ vessel or possible roof tile. The sherd dates to the Roman period (50 - 410), however, not enough of the sherd survives to be certain of the form or size and without this a more specific date is difficult. The fabric is relatively soft with a number of angular and sub-angular quartz, grit, grog and ironstone inclusions. The fabric also contains considerable inclusions of mica / sand. The fabric colour is a uniform pale - mid orange colour. The height or capacity of the vessel cannot be estimate…
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HESH-992E17
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Eight body sherds from Severn Valley coarse-ware pottery vessels, as the fabric, colour and thickness differs in each sherd it is likely that a number of vessels are represented in the assemblage. Not enough survives of the sherds to indicate the form or overall vessel size. The sherds date from the Roman period (50 - 410). All the sherds are irregular in plan and broadly sub-rectangular in profile; each curves slightly. They are also worn and abraded by movement in the ploughsoil. The fabric is a relatively soft fired earthenware with a number of small angular and sub-angular blac…
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HESH-9909B4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two body sherds from thin walled Severn Valley coarse-ware pottery vessels, probably from two separate vessels; not enough survives of either sherd to indicate the form or overall vessel size. The sherds date from the Roman period (50 - 410). Both sherds are irregular in plan and sub-rectangular in profile. The fabric is a relatively soft fired earthenware with a number of small angular and sub-angular black grit (possibly coal measure rock / coal) inclusions. The fabric is also mica rich. The colour of the fabric is a uniform mid orange brown colour. The fineness of the sherds would s…
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HESH-9844B3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A relatively small strap handle from a medieval green ‘splash’ glazed jug of probable later medieval (1200-1400) date. The handle is incomplete and there is no evidence of the body extant on the fragment. The fabric is a relatively hard fired earthenware with a number of small angular and sub-angular grit, white quartz and grog inclusions. The fabric is also mica rich. The colour of the fabric is an oxidised orange. The outer surface is glazed and the inner is heavily abraded. The glaze is a relatively thick brown green colour. The handle has also been decorated with a series of sm…
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HESH-983E96
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A relatively large sherd from the base of a glazed vessel of probable medieval (1150-1300) date. The base is most likely to be from the bottom of a large serving jug and has a ‘pie-crust’ styled decoration. The external face of the sherd is glazed with a relatively thick greenish brown coloured glaze which covers the whole of the surface and the external edge of the base. The base is very patchy and is more decorated with drip marks. The glaze on the external face is uniform in nature. The rim and body is missing. The base of the pot is likely to be relatively flat. The fabric of t…
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HESH-9836B0
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd from the rim of a vessel of probable later medieval (1350-1500) date. The sherd is most likely to be from a small jar or pot; it has not been sooted and so is unlike to have been used as a cooking vessel. The internal and external faces of the sherd are glazed, although the inner surface is much patchier than the outer. The glaze is a relatively thick yellowish brown-green colour. The fabric of the sherd is a relatively hard earthenware with a number of small angular and sub-angular grit, grog and ironstone inclusions. There is also a large amount of mica in the fabric. The fab…
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HESH-982B73
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very thin body sherd from the side wall of a vessel of probable medieval (1250-1350) date. The fineness of this sherd suggests a high status function. The external face of the sherd is glazed with a relatively thin patchy yellowish green coloured glaze which covers the whole of the surface. The glaze is uniform in nature; where it has been abraded in the soil the oxidised orange colour of the pottery shows through. The glaze is currently laminating due to conditions in the burial environment. The base of the pot and rim are missing. A series of circumferential ribs are present but th…
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HESH-982583
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body sherd from the side wall of a vessel of probable medieval (1250-1350) date. The external face of the sherd is glazed with a relatively thick mid yellowish green coloured glaze which covers the whole of the surface. The glaze is uniform in nature. The base of the pot and rim are missing. On one edge of the sherd is ridge probably being formed by the addition of a strap handle. The fabric of the sherd is a relatively hard earthenware with a number of small angular and sub-angular grit and grog inclusions. There is also a large amount of mica in the fabric. The fabric colour of the…
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HESH-981FD5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two conjoining sherds joined by finder to form a relatively large body sherd from the neck or upper side wall of a large vessel of probable medieval (1250-1350) date. The vessel is most likely to be a tubby jug or similar large serving vessel. The external face of the sherd is glazed with a light yellowish green colour glaze which covers the whole of the external face. The glaze is patchy in places and seems to have been applied by dipping with vertical streaks / run marks being present. An area of possible slashed decoration is present near the top of the sherd; this would form a band…
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HESH-981AE2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A relatively large body sherd from the side wall of a vessel of probable medieval (1150-1300) date. The external face of the sherd is slightly sooted and so most likely to be from a cooking vessel. The base of the pot and rim are missing. In profile the sherd flares slightly at one edge (probably the rim) and curves slightly across the width suggesting a relatively large diameter. The fabric of the sherd is a relatively hard earthenware with a number of small angular and sub-angular grit, quartz, and coal inclusions. There is also a large amount of mica in the fabric. The fabric colour…
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HESH-9812D4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A relatively large body sherd from the side wall of a vessel of probable medieval (1150-1300) date. The external face of the sherd is sooted and so most likely to be from a cooking vessel. The base of the pot and rim are missing. In profile the sherd flares slightly at one edge (probably the rim) and curves slightly across the width suggesting a relatively large diameter. The fabric of the sherd is a relatively hard earthenware with a number of small angular and sub-angular grit, quartz, and coal inclusions. There is also a large amount of mica in the fabric. The fabric colour of the s…
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HESH-97FA31
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A relatively large sherd from the base of a vessel of probable medieval (1150-1300) date. The external face of the sherd is sooted and so most likely to be from a cooking vessel. The base of the pot is likely to be relatively flat possibly suggesting that it may also be utilised as a serving dish. The fabric of the sherd is a relatively hard earthenware with a number of small angular and sub-angular grit, quartz, iron stone and coal inclusions. There is also a large amount of mica in the fabric. The fabric colour of the sherd is a mid grey colour. A suggested diameter of the base is 24…
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HESH-97F267
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small sherd from the rim of a vessel of probable medieval (1150-1300) date. The external and internal faces of the sherd are sooted and so most likely to be from a cooking pot. The fabric of the sherd is a relatively hard earthenware with a number of small angular and sub-angular grit, grog and coal inclusions. There is also a large amount of mica in the fabric. The fabric colour of the sherd is a mid grey colour. The rim if fragmentary but has an out-turned swollen lip and is heavily recessed. A suggested diameter of the rim is 38cm; the sherd represents 4% of the rim. The height or…
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HESH-96B200
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd from the rim of a vessel of probable medieval (1150-1300) date. The external face of the sherd is sooted and so most likely to be from a cooking pot. The fabric of the sherd is a relatively hard earthenware with a number of small angular and sub-angular grit and white quartz and small fragments of coal inclusions. There is also a large amount of mica in the fabric. The fabric colour of the sherd is a light grey colour, however the external face is slightly oxidised (orange) and has a surface of black carbon – soot-like- deposit. The rim has an out-turned swollen lip and is he…
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HESH-9684E4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd from the rim of a vessel of probable medieval (1150-1300) date. The sherd is most likely to be from a cooking pot although the external face is not especially sooted. The fabric of the sherd is a relatively hard earthenware with a number of small angular and sub-angular grit and iron stone (which have corroded producing brown stains) inclusions. There are also a number of regular oval holes in the fabric which probably represent limestone inclusions which have leached out or possibly be the remnants of an organic temper. There is also a large amount of mica in the fabric. The f…
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HESH-966DA1
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large broken fragment of roof tile of possible Roman date (50 – 400 AD). The tile is broadly sub-rectangular in plan with three broken edges, and one original edge. The upper edge of the tile is raised. The tile is similar to that known from Roman roofs and is usually called tegula a flat rectangular tile with one raised edge over which a curved imbrex is placed. The fabric of the sherd is a relatively hard earthenware with a number of small angular and sub-angular grit and white quartz inclusions. There is also a large amount of mica in the fabric. The fabric colour of the sherd …
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Madley', grid reference and parish protected.