Record ID: SOM-8115C7
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of ceramic building material, probably a roof tile, probably of Modern date, although the amount of Roman material in the area suggests an unusual Roman form cannot be ruled out. The fragment is irregular in plan and rectangular in section, broken and abraded on three sides with one complete, angled edge. It has a fine hard fired completely oxidised fabric. Fine linear striations on the surface may suggest a modern technique. Traces of white mortar are on either face of fragment. On one side remain traces of a rounded flange. The fragment measures 96.1 mm in length, 54.2…
Created on: Thursday 30th August 2018
Last updated: Monday 3rd September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Stour CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-80D10F
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments of ceramic building material, probably from a box flue tile, of Roman date. The fragments are irregular in plan and sub-rectangular in section, broken and abraded on all sides. One fragment measures 86.7 mm in length, 98.5 mm in width, 15.4 mm in thickness and weighs 152.44 g. It includes part of a flange and has a combed pattern on the outer face. The grooves are arranged in two parallel groups of five each and connected by other groups of transversal oblique grooves. The fragment has a dark orange surface with a grey reduced core visible from the breaks. The fragmen…
Created on: Thursday 30th August 2018
Last updated: Monday 3rd September 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-A977B9
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment from the side of a Roman, probably South Gaulish (La Graufesenque) industry Samian plate or shallow bowl of Form 18 or 18/31, dating to the mid-late 1st century, AD 70-110. The fabric is hard fired, bright pinkish-red, non-micaceous, with occasional very fine white inclusions and sparse fine rounded black inclusions. The surface slip is a dark red. The remaining section is where the side met the base with a distinct carination on the outer face and a incised ring on the inner face but no step. The base thickens towards the centre. The side is at least 22.5mm tall and the s…
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th March 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-A90753
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three Roman ceramic sherd from Black Burnished ware (BB1, from Wareham/Poole Harbour, Dorset) vessels or a vessel, dating c. AD 75-410. All have are a hard fired, dark grey fabric with occasional brown areas on some sherd. The fabric contains abundant sub-rounded translucent quartz,
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th March 2018
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Record ID: SOM-9B0F82
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic body sherd from a vessel of probabe early medieval to medieval date (c. AD 800 - 1300). The fabric is a mottled dark brown and black colour and exhibits abuindant poorly sorted angular flint temper. All edges terminate in old breaks which are heavily abraded. The sherd measures 23.68mm in length, 34.34mm in width, is 11.87mm thick and weighs 9.94g.
Created on: Monday 16th May 2016
Last updated: Monday 16th May 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-7117B2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of the base of a Roman Samian Ware vessel, probably of East Gaulish manufacture. Around a quarter of the base of the vessel survives, this rises slightly towards the centre of the upper face. On what would have been the inside of the vessel are what appears to be the letter M or W - the makers mark. There may have been other letters, though these are now illegible. The small size of the fragment makes it had to determine the shape of the original vessel. However, given its shape it may possibly belong to a plate or dish of Dragendorff form 15 to 31, dating to the mid 1st to m…
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2009
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bradford Abbas', grid reference and parish protected.