Information for record number MWA1368:
Roman burial

Summary The site of a burial dating to the Roman period was discovered in 1937, 600m north west of the church, Lillington.
What Is It?  
Type: Burial, Inhumation
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Leamington Spa
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 32 67
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 In 1937 when a gas trench was being dug in Highland Road, Leamington, a skeleton was discovered together with a piece of pottery. The sherd was identified as part of a large jar, not likely to be later than mid 2nd century, possibly earlier. The inhumation was, therefore, early Roman.
2 The skeleton was found at the above grid reference at a depth of 0.6 to 0.9m in sand and gravel, together with some pottery.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Lillington
Author/originator: Cooper W
Date: 1940
Page Number: 3
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 39SE2
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1951
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 39SE2
   
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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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument INHUMATION * An interment of unburnt, articulated human remains. Use specific type where known. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. 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

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