Information for record number MWA13087:
Iron Age pits and a four-post structure at Birch Coppice, Baddesley Ensor

Summary Two pits of possible early Iron Age date were discovered and a four-post structure which was also likely to have been Iron Age in date.
What Is It?  
Type: Pit, Post Built Structure
Period: Early Iron Age - Iron Age (800 BC - 42 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Baddesley Ensor
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 26 99
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

1A pit containing early Iron Age pottery was discovered along with a pit likely to be of similar date. A four-post structure of probable Iron Age date was found. A further isolated pit which contained charcoal and burnt flint could also have been Iron Age.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Lower House Farm, Birch Coppice Phase II, Warwickshire: Archaeological Watching Brief Report
Author/originator: Sykes, D
Date: 2011
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Glossary

 
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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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. 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 POST BUILT STRUCTURE * A structure indicated by the presence of post holes and of uncertain interpretation. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument COPPICE * A managed small wood or thicket of underwood grown to be periodically cut to encourage new growth providing smaller timber. 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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