Information for record number MWA1169:
Migration period cemetery

Summary In 1861, ten human skeletons were discovered. They are believed to have been buried in a cemetery which dates to the Migration period. They were found in a stone pit 1km north west of St Peters Church at Kineton.
What Is It?  
Type: Cemetery, Burial, Inhumation
Period: Migration (410 AD - 800 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Kineton
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 32 51
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 E P Shirley exhibited two iron weapons, a javelin and a sword, found in 1861, with ten human skeletons, in a stone pit at pittan Hill, on the estate of Lord Willoughby de Broke, between Compton Verney and Kineton. The skeletons lay on a bed of black substance; with them were found some fragments of Roman pottery.
2 ?Anglo Saxon inhumation cemetery - information as above. Sited to SP3251.
3 A man of Kineton who used to farm at pittan Hill confirmed there had been a quarry in the area noted in
2 but could add nothing further.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries (2nd Series)
Author/originator:
Date: 1862
Page Number: 119
Volume/Sheet: 2
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Gazetteer of E A S B
Author/originator: Meaney A
Date: 1964
Page Number: 217
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: OS Card, 15SE2
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1968
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 15SE2
   
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source OS Card Ordnance Survey Record Card. Before the 1970s the Ordnance Survey (OS) were responsible for recording archaeological monuments during mapping exercises. This helped the Ordnance Survey to decide which monuments to publish on maps. During these exercises the details of the monuments were written down on record cards. Copies of some of the cards are kept at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. The responsibility for recording archaeological monuments later passed to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments. back
period Roman About 43 AD to 409 AD (the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD)

The Roman period comes after the Iron Age and before the Saxon period.

The 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.
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monument INHUMATION * An interment of unburnt, articulated human remains. Use specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. 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 INHUMATION CEMETERY * An area used for the deposition of human remains where the principal funeral rite is the burial of the corpse complete. Generally indicated by the discovery of articulated human skeletal remains, occasionally with evidence of coffins and/or grave goods. back
monument CEMETERY * An area of ground, set apart for the burial of the dead. back
monument BURIAL * An interment of human or animal remains. Use specific type where known. If component use with wider site type. Use FUNERARY SITE for optimum retrieval in searches. back
monument QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back
monument FARM * 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. back

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