Information for record number MWA5916:
Findspot - Roman Assorted Finds

Summary Findspot - Bronze tweezers of Roman date and coins from the third to the fourth centuries were found 500m west of Windmill Hill.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Chesterton and Kingston
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 34 59
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Finds made by a member of WARTwith a metal detector during survey work in 1990: Bronze tweezers, with linear decoration, and a bronze knife handle. Also a large number of Roman coins dating from the 3rd and 4th centuries.
2 A more detailed description of the above knife handle can be found in the FI file.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Roman knife handle found at Chesterton in 1990
Author/originator: Lloyd-Morgan G
Date: 1990
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 2276
Author/originator: Seaby W A
Date: 1991
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 2276
   
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source WMEF Warwickshire Museum Enquiry Form. These are forms that are filled in when a person brings an object to Warwickshire Museum to be identified. Amongst the information recorded on the form are details such as a description of the object, where and when it was found, and in some cases a sketch or photographs of it. Copies of the form can be viewed at 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 WINDMILL * A tower-like structure of wood or brick with a wooden cap and sails which are driven around by the wind producing power to work the internal machinery. Use with product type where known. 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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