Lead pig from Hayshaw Bank
Historical Environment Record No:
MYD36731
Parish:
Bewerley
OS Grid Reference:
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Dale:
Description
Lead pig from Hayshaw Bank MYD36731
Two lead pigs of Roman date inscribed IMP CAES DOMITIANO AUG COS VIII were found in the Hayshaw Bank area east of Greenhow Hill in 1733/4. One is in the collections at the British Museum. They date to AD 81 indicating a relatively rapid exploitation of the lead industry in the Dales after the Roman conquest, probably under Imperial control.
Inscription on lead pig from Hayshaw Bank MYD36731
Source:
White, Robert (2002) The Yorkshire Dales. A Landscape Through Time. Ilkley: Great Northern Books