Information for record number MWA401:
Findspot - Roman stone spindlewhorl

Summary Findspot - a stone spindlewhorl, a weight used in the process of hand spinning, was found 400m north of Packington Hall. It dated to the Roman period.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Great Packington
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 22 84
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 A stone spindlewhorl found in 1951.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Annotated map
Author/originator: Morris J M
Date: 1957
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP26SE
   
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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 STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. 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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