Peyrestortes

a Pleiades place resource

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tags: terra sigillata

A findspot of significant quantities of Samian ware pottery in the hinterland of Perpignan, France.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/812093845

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
42.7543539, 2.8512531

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Peyrestortes (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Peyrestortes (French, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

Peyrestortes makes connections with:

Peyrestortes located near Col. Ruscino (unspecified date range)

Peyrestortes receives connections from:

None

Place type:
findspot, place of finding, find place, settlement-modern

References:

Related:

Wikidata Peyrestortes (Samian Ware Discovery Site) (Q103189417)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Peyrestortes: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/812093845> [accessed: 22 July 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/812093845 |title=Places: 812093845 (Peyrestortes) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=July 22, 2026 12:48 am |publisher=Pleiades}}