A metal detectorist found a 139-pound Roman lead ingot near Wrexham, and the Roman villa it led to sits on something even older
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A 139-pound (63-kilogram) Roman lead ingot found in 2019 led to North Wales's first confirmed Roman villa discovery. In 2026, a quern stone turned up beneath it.
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