Information for record number MWA10232:
Iron Age activity at High Cross Quarry

Summary A small group of pits and gullies contained evidence of Iron Age activity. The site is 1.3m northwest of Copston Magna.
What Is It?  
Type: Pit Cluster
Period: Iron Age (800 BC - 42 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Copston Magna
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 46 89
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Pits and gullies showed evidence for a limited amount of Iron Age activity.
2Topsoil stripping north of a quarry centered on SP46558890 revealed a small group of Pits containing heat-cracked pebbles, early/middle Iron Age pottery, flintwork and quern fragments.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: High Cross, Copston Magna, an Archaeological Evaluation
Author/originator: Warwick Museum
Date: 1990
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: WMA (West Midlands Archaeology) vol 43
Author/originator: CBA West Midlands
Date: 2000
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Glossary

 
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source WMA West Midlands Archaeology. This publication contains a short description for each of the sites where archaeological work has taken place in the previous year. It covers Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. Some of these descriptions include photographs, plans and drawings of the sites and/or the finds that have been discovered. The publication is produced by the Council For British Archaeology (CBA) West Midlands and is published annually. Copies are held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Iron Age About 800 BC to 43 AD

The Iron Age comes after the Bronze Age and before the Roman period. It is a time when people developed the skills and knowledge to work and use iron, hence the name ‘Iron Age’ which is given to this period. Iron is a much tougher and more durable metal than bronze but it also requires more skill to make objects from it. People continued to use bronze during this period.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument HIGH CROSS * A churchyard or memorial cross set on a long shaft. back
monument PIT CLUSTER * A spatially discrete group of pits usually containing artefactual material with little or no accompanying evidence for structural features. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back

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