Information for record number MWA3840:
Site of Roman Settlement 200m NE of Lower Fosse Fm

Summary The site of a settlement dating to the Roman period. The site has been identified from the discovery of flat slabs of stone and large quantities of Roman pottery. It is located 300m south east of Fosse Bridge.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Butlers Marston
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 29 50
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 The site is situated on the crest of a rise above the River Dene and almost abuts a disused quarry dug into the side of the slope. Stone on the surface includes flat slabs, some of which appear to have been shaped. The site covers a central area of about 400 sq metres tapering off into small scatters outside this. No brick or tile but large quantities of early Roman pottery including Samian.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Serial
Title: WMA vol 28
Author/originator: McKay A
Date: 1985
Page Number: 39
Volume/Sheet: 28
   
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Glossary

 
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source WMA West Midlands Archaeology. This publication contains a short description for each of the sites where archaeological work has taken place in the previous year. It covers Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. Some of these descriptions include photographs, plans and drawings of the sites and/or the finds that have been discovered. The publication is produced by the Council For British Archaeology (CBA) West Midlands and is published annually. Copies are held at 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 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 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 QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back

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