Information for record number MWA2294:
Site of Possible Roman Settlement at Quarry

Summary The possible site of a Roman settlement. Roman coins and a possible hearth were found during quarrying. The site is located 500m north east of Halford.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Halford
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 26 46
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 A field called 'The Stones' has long been worked as a quarry. Potter recorded the recollections of the parish road man who died in 1905 concerning the quarry. When the quarry was closer to the Fosse it was not unusual for diggers to find bones and sometimes coins. Some years before 1912 a coin was found associated with cinders in a pit dug into the natural bedrock. In 1889 a 'fireplace' was exposed and the section was drawn. It was a pit 0.23m deep and 0.46m in diameter. The pit contained a layer of dark soil and charcoal in the bottom, but no pottery.
2 Potter also considered that Anglo-Saxon burials came from this site, although a site closer to Halford Bridge is more likely.
3 Coins of Gallienus, Probus etc from 'The Stones'. These were in the possession of Mr T S Potter according to J H Bloom.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 1, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Doubleday H A & Page W (eds)
Date: 1904
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Volume/Sheet: 1
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The History, Antiquities & Customs of Halford
Author/originator: Potter J S
Date: 1912
Page Number: 49-52
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Hingley R C
Date: 1988
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. 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 LAYER * An archaeological unit of soil in a horizontal plane which may seal features or be cut through by other features. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. 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 FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. 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 QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back

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