Find of Romano British pottery,Barnrooden Farm, Pillerton Priors.

Description of this historic site

Excavation of a pond produced Romano British pottery and roof tiles.

Notes about this historic site

1 Excavation of a pond at Barnrooden Farm. It was dug to a depth of a number of metres. Romano British pottery was found in a ‘black’ layer in the northern part of the pond. The assemblage consisted of over 200 large sherds of 2nd century coarse wares, and 13 fragments of roof tile. Subsequent excavation by the landowner produced a further three, near complete, vessels.