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Findspot - Roman lead pig

Summary Findspot - a lead pig of Roman date was found 700m south west of Shawell, within the Roman town of Tripontium.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Churchover
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 53 79
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

 
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1 Lead pig found across the road from Cave's Inn. This has been loaned to the Rugby Archaeological Society. It is 57.5cm by 15.5cm. It is a typical Roman pig. It probably originates in Derbyshire.
2 Photograph published.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: TBAS vol 83
Author/originator: Reynolds J A
Date: 1966
Page Number: 175-6
Volume/Sheet: 83
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Photograph
Title: TBAS vol 83
Author/originator: Reynolds J A
Date: 1966
Page Number: Plate 16
Volume/Sheet: 83
   
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source TBAS Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society is a journal produced by the society annually. It contains articles about archaeological field work that has taken place in Birmingham and Warwickshire in previous years. Copies of the journal are kept by the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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 INN * A public house for the lodging and entertainment of travellers, etc. back
monument CAVE * A subterranean feature entered from a hillside, cliff face, etc. A cave may have been used for occupation, storage, burial, refuse, or as a hide-away. Index with site type or objects where known. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument TOWN * An assemblage of public and private buildings, larger than a village and having more complete and independent local government. back

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