Information for record number MWA905:
Findspot - Undated cake of lead

Summary Findspot - a cake of lead was found in the area of the southern gateway at Chesterton Camp. The lead is of unknown date.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Unknown
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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Description

  
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1 A cake of lead was found in an unstratified position among the debris at the S gate of Chesterton. This may well be the result of robbing activities in the early Middle Ages. They may well have been stripping lead and melting it on the spot and one of these cakes got left behind, or of course it could have come from the construction of the gate.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Lead from Chesterton Camp
Author/originator: Webster G
Date: 1961-2
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument GATEWAY * A substantial structure supporting or surrounding a gate. May be ornate or monumental, and have associated structures such as lodges, tollbooths, guard houses etc. back
monument GATE * A movable stucture which enables or prevents entrance to be gained. Usually situated in a wall or similar barrier and supported by gate posts. back

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