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Information for record number WA4660
Site Name and
Summary
The site of a possible settlement of unknown date. It has been
identified from large rectangular enclosures and smaller enclosures,
which are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. It is located
200m south of Smatchley Wood.
Type:
Period:
Settlement, Enclosure
Unknown
Location
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Grid Reference:
Wellesbourne
Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
SP 27 52
Level of Protection
Old SMR PrefRef
Description
Source Number
1 Well-defined cropmark complex visible on a number of aerial photographs.
2 Probable settlement complex formed of large rectangular enclosures and smaller
enclosures - at least one of which is probably a rectangular house.
3 Two, possibly Roman buried rectangular enclosures are visible as cropmarks on aerial
photographs and have been mapped as part of the SE Warwickshire and Cotswolds HLS
NMP survey. The enclosures are located north of Mount Pleasant farm and south of
Smatchley Wood. The northern enclosure is centred at SP 27862 52225 and measures
about 76m by 62m. The southern enclosure is centred at SP 27935 52134 and measures
approximately 64m by 54m. An east-west aligned ditched, linear feature is also visible at
SP 27859 52168.
Sources
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1
Aerial Photograph
SP1356
JP
1965
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3
Desk Top Study
SE Warwickshire and Cotswolds NMP Project
Amanda Dickson
2010-2012
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2
SP1356: A, C, E;SP14
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Verbal communication
Verbal communication
Palmer S C
2001
Word or Phrase
Cropmark
Description
Cropmarks appear as light and dark marks in growing and ripening
crops. These marks relate to differences in the soil below. For
example, parched lines of grass may indicate stone walls. Crops that
grow over stone features often ripen more quickly and are shorter than
the surrounding crop. This is because there is less moisture in the
soil where the wall lies.
[more]crops appear to be greener and are taller, they may be growing
over features such as pits and ditches where there is more moisture in
the soil than the surrounding area.
archaeological sites are visible as cropmarks. They are difficult to
spot at ground level so archaeologists carry out aerial surveys to help
them see the sites clearly.
Aerial Survey/Aerial
Photographs
Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves
looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see
cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial
photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to
identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique
and vertical.
About 43 AD to 409 AD (the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD)
Roman period comes after the Iron Age and before the Saxon period.
Roman period in Britain began in 43 AD when a Roman commander
called Aulus Plautius invaded the south coast, near Kent. There were
a series of skirmishes with the native Britons, who were defeated. In
the months that followed, more Roman troops arrived and slowly
moved westwards and northwards.[more]
AD 47 they had gone as far southwest as Cornwall, as far west as the
Welsh Border and as far north as the Humber. Although there was
some conflict with the British tribes, native Britons gradually adopted
some aspects of the Roman way of life.
Romans are well known for their ability to organise building on a large
scale. Because many of their buildings were made of stone, often
with tile rooves, the remains survive well in many places. The Roman
period is the earliest period from which there is documentary
evidence, albeit in small quantities, and this also helps us to find out
how they lived.
have discovered evidence of the Romans in many different parts of
Warwickshire. Archaeological sites include settlements at Tiddington
and Tripontium, the Roman towns of Chesterton and Alcester, and
Roman forts at Mancetter and The Lunt at Baginton. Many Roman
objects, such as coins, pots and brooches have been found in the
county. Some of them were imported from elsewhere in the Roman
Empire. The major Roman roads known as the Fosse Way, Ryknield
Street and Watling Street all run through Warwickshire.
Roman
HOUSE
A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more
specific type where known.
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SITE
SETTLEMENT
RECTANGULAR
ENCLOSURE
LINEAR FEATURE
WELL
ENCLOSURE
WOOD
FARM
Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type
wherever possible.
A small concentration of dwellings.
A rectangular shaped area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch,
bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier.
A length of straight, curved or angled earthwork or cropmark of
uncertain date or function.
A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water.
An area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or
other similar barrier. Use specific type where known.
A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier,
usually smaller and less wild than a forest.
A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings,
used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc.
Use more specific type where known.
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