Information for record number MWA397:
Excavation of Roman Fort Ditch, Mancetter.

Summary The site of a part of the defensive ditch of the Roman fort at Mancetter. The site lies 30m east of Mancetter Road, Mancetter.
What Is It?  
Type: Defence, Ditch
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Mancetter
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 32 96
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Scheduled Monument (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 1955: A section was cut through the bank and ditch which is clearly visible E of the Almshouses. This section revealed a ditch 2.6m wide and 2.1m deep from the present surface. This ditch contained a rapid silt filling of greasy clay. From the bottom fill came a fragment of probable Flavian or Pre-Flavian pottery. There was a fragment of Claudian pottery from the upper fill. The Roman ditch appears to have been filled by the late 1st century, having been erected early in the Roman period.
2 Illustration.
3 Noted; 1st century fort: E defences proven, possibly Flavian/Claudian.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Drawing
Title: TBAS vol 74
Author/originator: Oswald A
Date: 1956
Page Number: Figs 6 & 7
Volume/Sheet: 74
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: TBAS vol 74
Author/originator: Oswald A
Date: 1956
Page Number: 36-7
Volume/Sheet: 74
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Roman Mancetter (notes and site gazetteer)
Author/originator: Scott K?
Date: 1983?
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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Glossary

 
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none Scheduled Monument Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAMs) are those archaeological sites which are legally recognised as being of national importance. They can range in date from prehistoric times to the Cold War period. They can take many different forms, including disused buildings or sites surviving as earthworks or cropmarks.

SAMs are protected by law from unlicensed disturbance and metal detecting. Written consent from the Secretary of State must be obtained before any sort of work can begin, including archaeological work such as geophysical survey or archaeological excavation. There are nearly 200 SAMs in Warwickshire.
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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
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 FORT * A permanently occupied position or building designed primarily for defence. back
monument ALMSHOUSE * A house devoted to the shelter of the poor and endowed by a benefactor for this use. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument DEFENCE * This is the top term for the class. See DEFENCE Class List for narrow terms. 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

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