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Findspot - Post Medieval stone mortar

Summary Find
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ufton
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: 00
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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Find of a Post Medieval stone mortar.
1 A stone mortar was found a short time ago in the mud when cleaning out a small pool on a farm at Ufton. The mortar is cut out of a piece of the local hard lias limestone. It is 20 cm in diameter and 15 cms high, with a bead round the rim. On its side are carved 'cross-keys', a five-pointed hollow star and the name IOHN HILES. From the character of the block letters it can hardly be older than the C17.
2 Photo
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Photograph
Title: TBAS vol 51
Author/originator: Tibbets C
Date: 1925
Page Number: Plate 12
Volume/Sheet: 51
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Serial
Title: TBAS vol 51
Author/originator: Tibbets C
Date: 1925
Page Number: 42
Volume/Sheet: 51
   
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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 Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument POOL * A small body of water, either natural or artificial. back
monument HOLLOW * A hollow, concave formation or place, which has sometimes been dug out. back
monument HARD * A firm beach or foreshore used for landing and loading of ships and other vessels. In more recent times hards have been reinforced with concrete. back
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
monument ROUND * A small, Iron Age/Romano-British enclosed settlement found in South West England. back
monument CROSS * A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. Use specific type where known. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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