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Monument Number 964895
Hob Uid: 964895
Location : Leicestershire Hinckley and Bosworth Osbaston
Grid Ref : SK4250003800
Summary : Site of a Roman villa indicated by surface finds of pottery, (including mortaria, greyware, samian and black burnished ware), tesserae, box-tiles and tegulae.
More information : SK 426 038 A scatter of Roman pottery, including mortaria, greyware, samian and black burnished ware, was located 500 metres south of Osbaston village. Tesserae, box-tiles and tegulae were also found indicating a villa site. (1) LE 71 Listed as the possible site of a Roman villa. (2)

Sources :

Source Number : 1
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Source details : (P Liddle)
Page(s) : 81
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Vol(s) : 54, 1978-9

Source Number : 2
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Source details :
Page(s) : 114
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Vol(s) : no.1

Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Villa
Evidence : Conjectural Evidence, Find

Components and Objects:

Period : Roman
Component Monument Type : Villa
Object Type : ROOF TILE, FLUE TILE, TESSERA, VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Leicestershire)
External Cross Reference Number : 40SW AV
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SK 40 SW 39
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