Information for record number MWA12487:
Romano-British Settlement site at Lingcroft, Tysoe

Summary Magnetometer survey at Lingcroft has recorded a settlement of some size. Ditches, enclosures and pits have been recorded across an area across which fieldwalking has already recorded Roman finds.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement, Rectilinear Enclosure, Ditch, Pit
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Tysoe
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 34 44
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Magnetometer survey at Lingcroft has recorded a settlement of some size. Ditches, enclosures and pits have been recorded across an area across which fieldwalking has already recorded prehistoric and Roman finds.
2 Given the finds from this area it is a likely Romano-British site.
3 The 2010 geophysical survey revealed a number of features including enclosures, Ditches and pits suggestive of a settlement site, dated from fieldwalking finds to the Roman period. A second area of survey immediately to the south revealed very little in the way of potential archaeological features.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Geophysical Survey Report
Title: A report on the geophysical surveys undertaken to investigate 'The Roman History of Tysoe'
Author/originator: Sabin D & Donaldson K
Date: 2018
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Ref No J705
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Geophysical Survey Report
Title: Interim greyscale plot of Geophysical Survey at Lingcroft, Tysoe
Author/originator: D Sabin
Date: 2010
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Geophysical Survey Report
Title: Four Romano-British Sites, Tysoe, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Sabin D & Donaldson K
Date: 2010
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 311
   
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technique Geophysical Survey The measuring and recording of electrical resistivity or magnetism in order to determine the existence and outline of buried features such as walls and ditches. Geophysical techniques include resistivity survey, magnetometer survey and ground penetrating radar. View Image back
technique Magnetometer Survey A magnetometer survey measures the earth's magnetic field and the effects that structures in the ground may have on it. For example, walls, pits and trenches might display different levels of magnetism than the surrounding ground. These differences can affect the readings taken during the survey. Once the readings have been recorded they are plotted out to produce a plan of features that exist below the ground. See also geophysical survey. back
period Prehistoric About 500,000 BC to 42 AD

The Prehistoric period covers all the periods from the Palaeolithic to the end of the Iron Age.
This is a time when people did not write anything down so there is no documentary evidence for archaeologists to look at. Instead, the archaeologists look at the material culture belonging to the people and the places where they lived for clues about their way of life.

The Prehistoric period is divided into the Early Prehistoric and Later Prehistoric.
The Early Prehistoric period covers the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods.
The Later Prehistoric period covers Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age times.
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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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE * Use only for features assumed to be archaeological but which cannot be identified more precisely without further investigation .Use more specific term where known back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE * A monument consisting of an area of land enclosed by a ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier, where the barrier consists of several straight or near straight sections. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. 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 ENCLOSURE * An area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or other similar barrier. Use 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

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