Information for record number MWA9783:
Find of Roman brooches at Oversley Green

Summary The chance find of two Romano British brooches at Oversley Green
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Alcester
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 10 57
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Found "in a field behind the Cherry Trees Motel" in Autumn 1996. Method of recovery unknown; probably metal detector. The report on these brooches by John Darley is at present not attached to the WMEF form.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 3785
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1997
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 3785
   
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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
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument MOTEL * A long, low-rise building consisting of rows of attached individual suites of rooms used for overnight accommodation by motorists. back

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