Information for record number MWA12484:
Roman pit/ditch, Orchard Drive, Alcester

Summary A large U-shaped pit or ditch was recorded during a watching brief at 5 Orchard Drive, Alcester. This indicated the survival of deposits not directly affected by previous excavation or by the 1960s housing development.
What Is It?  
Type: Pit?, Ditch?
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Alcester
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 08 57
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 A large U-shaped pit or ditch was recorded during a watching brief at 5 Orchard Drive, Alcester. This indicated the survival of deposits not directly affected by previous excavation or by the 1960s housing development.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Watching Brief Report
Title: Watching Brief at 5 Orchard Drive, Alcester, Warwickshire
Author/originator: I Greig
Date: 2007
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Glossary

 
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technique excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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monument DRIVE * A road/carriage way giving access from the main road to the house, stables. 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 DITCH * A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. back
monument ORCHARD * An enclosure used for the cultivation of fruit trees. back

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