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Description: | Five fragments of roof tile of probable later medieval or early post-medieval date (1400 - 1600). All five fragments are of the same fabric. This fabric is a mid red-orange colour and has a significant number of angular and sub-angular grit and silica inclusions. The largest fragment is 73.8mm length, 37.4mm width and 14.9mm thick, it weighs 31.42 grams. The smallest fragment is 39.1mm length, 38.1mm width and 13.3mm thick, it weighs 15.5 grams. The cumulative weight of all five fragments is 113 grams
Two of the fragments are particularly interesting. The first has a nail hole through it. This hole is conical in shape with a maximum diameter of 6.3mm and a minimum of 3.5mm. The sherd has been broken across the hole. This evidence possibly suggests that this tile was used or suspended from a roof. Further evidence of this is shown in the second fragment which is sub-rectangular in plan but V shaped in cross section. This sherd is likely to be part of the cowling or ridge tiles from the apex of a roof.
Similar tile fragments have been discovered in excavations of later medieval and post-medieval houses in Herefordshire. It is thought that these tiles were made locally, but a production or kiln site is unknown.
These five examples were found at the same time as the floor tile described in record HESH ? 331716 | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1400
1600 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Peter Reavill | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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