Information for record number MWA1386:
Excavation of Romano-British features at Campion Road, Leamington Spa

Summary The site of Roman rubbish pits possibly associated with a settlement. Part excavation has uncovered some Roman occupation debris. The location is south west of Robinia Close, Leamington Spa.
What Is It?  
Type: Pit
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Leamington Spa
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 32 66
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Romano British pottery and bones found at SP3266 in 1948. Roman rubbish pit. The finds are in Leamington Art Gallery.
2 The siting of these finds as given above is inaccurate. The correct site, as given above, is evident on a photograph in the Leamington Art Gallery. For many years past reports have come in from time to time of the discovery of Roman coins in the upper part of Leamington; some of these were found at the old brickworks. In September 1948 a party of boys found some sherds of pottery and a number of animal bones at the foot of the cliff at the back of the excavated part of the hill from which the brickworks obtained their materials. Other pieces of bone and sherd were found projecting from the cliff face and subsequently two trenches were cut in the undisturbed soil near the edge of the cliff. The remains of two rubbish pits were found containing animal bone and pottery presumably of C4 date. Houses probably stood nearby.
4 Fragment of Roman pottery found here in 1965.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: 44NE
Author/originator: JMM
Date:
Page Number: 44NE
Volume/Sheet: Annotated Map
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 39SE2
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1951
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 39SE2
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title:
Author/originator: WM
Date:
Page Number: A2
Volume/Sheet: Accession Card
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Serial
Title: TBAS vol 70
Author/originator: Chatwin P B
Date: 1952
Page Number: 1-2
Volume/Sheet: 70
   
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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
source TBAS Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society is a journal produced by the society annually. It contains articles about archaeological field work that has taken place in Birmingham and Warwickshire in previous years. Copies of the journal are kept by the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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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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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument BRICKWORKS * An industrial manufacturing complex producing bricks. back
monument RUBBISH PIT * A pit where domestic waste material is deposited. back
monument ART GALLERY * A building in which works of art are displayed, permanently or temporarily. 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 TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument SPA * A medicinal or mineral spring often with an associated building. back

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