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Description: | A fragment of a limestone roof tile. The pointed apex of a probably lozengiform roof tile. There is a sub circular chipped hole at the apex. This has been pecked from both faces. The material is Purbeck Marble, a fossiliferous limestone found in south Dorset (the Isle of Purbeck).Roof tiles such as these are common on Roman sites, but continue in use into the 19th century.Date: Roman to Post medieval - 100 to 1800Dimensions: 127 mm x 157 mm x 20 mmWeight: 487 g | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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