Information for record number MWA1358:
Findspot - Roman pottery

Summary Findspot - fragments of Roman pottery were found 700m north west of High Cross.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Copston Magna
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 46 88
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Roman pottery found 600m NW of Venonae in ploughed land in April 1978. Sherd scatter included Samian, mortaria, amphorae and grey wares over area 50m by 50m. Further observations will be made when ploughed this year.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: Roman pottery scatter in Copston Magna
Author/originator: Wassell D
Date: 1978
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Glossary

 
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period Roman About 43 AD to 409 AD (the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD)

The Roman period comes after the Iron Age and before the Saxon period.

The Roman period in Britain began in 43 AD when a Roman commander called Aulus Plautius invaded the south coast, near Kent. There were a series of skirmishes with the native Britons, who were defeated. In the months that followed, more Roman troops arrived and slowly moved westwards and northwards.
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monument HIGH CROSS * A churchyard or memorial cross set on a long shaft. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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