Information for record number MWA1838:
Romano-British occupation, Stretton on Fosse Site 4

Summary Enclosures, ditches, pits, human burials were found during an archaeological excavation. Pottery and metal work were found in large quantities. Roman artefacts date back to the 1st century. The site was located south of Cottage Farm, near Stretton on Fosse.
What Is It?  
Type: Ditch, Enclosure, Burial, Building, Hearth, Oven, Metal Working Site, Cemetery
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stretton on Fosse
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 21 38
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 An area containing numerous large ditches and pits, together with burials. Several boundary or enclosure ditches were excavated, including F2 which was a palisade ditch. F4 enclosed a large trapezoidal area and bounded most of the features on the site. This cut an earlier system of ditches. Various ditches and post holes, and stone-spreads, mainly within the trapezoidal enclosure, could have belonged to round or subrectangular buildings. Several hearths and ovens were also recorded. Outside the enclosure to the SE a stone-built square building incorporated roof tile and had a hearth. Much pottery was found, together with metalwork and slag, possibly indicating an industrial use. A coin of Constans was also found. Eight inhumations were found, six on the W of the site and three to the E. No finds were made but these may have been Roman. Roman features on the site appear to be 1st century to 2nd century. The stone building could be 3rd - 4th century and produced evidence of iron and lead working. Larger drainage ditches (F4, F5) went out of use in late RB or early post-RB period.
2 Plan.
3 Correspondence from 1972.
4 Correspondance in 1973, concerning the extraction of sand and gravel from this site.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Stretton on Fosse
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1972
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Stretton on Fosse
Author/originator: WCC/WM
Date: 1973
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: TBAS vol 90
Author/originator: Gardner, P et al
Date: 1980
Page Number: 7-9
Volume/Sheet: 90
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Plan
Title: TBAS vol 90
Author/originator: Gardner P et al
Date: 1980
Page Number: Fig 4
Volume/Sheet: 90
   
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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 PALISADE DITCH * A ditch associated with a palisade. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument OVEN * A brick, stone or iron receptacle for baking bread or other food in. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument INHUMATION * An interment of unburnt, articulated human remains. Use specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument BOUNDARY * The limit to an area as defined on a map or by a marker of some form, eg. BOUNDARY WALL. Use specific type where known. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. 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 HEARTH * The slab or place on which a fire is made. 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 CEMETERY * An area of ground, set apart for the burial of the dead. 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 SQUARE * An open space or area, usually square in plan, in a town or city, enclosed by residential and/or commercial buildings, frequently containing a garden or laid out with trees. 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
monument TRAPEZOIDAL ENCLOSURE * An area of land, roughly shaped like a trapezoid and enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier. back
monument ROUND * A small, Iron Age/Romano-British enclosed settlement found in South West England. back
monument DRAINAGE DITCH * A long, narrow ditch designed to carry water away from a waterlogged area. back
monument METAL WORKING SITE * A site where metal is worked. Use specific type where known. 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
monument POST HOLE * A hole dug to provide a firm base for an upright post, often with stone packing. Use broader monument type where known. back

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