Information for record number MWA4527:
Site of Roman Settlement on Barn Hill

Summary Fragments of Roman pottery and tile have been collected during field walking surveys. The finds have been recovered from the area of Barn Hill. They suggest that there was once a Roman building at this location.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement, Building
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Chesterton and Kingston
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 34 58
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Romano British building and scatter of late Romano British pottery and tile.
2 Corner of masonry exposed during ploughing and covered up again. A lot of pottery and building material.
3 27 sherds of pottery collected. Two sherds of mortaria (both 3rd - 4th century Mancetter), one sherd Samian, other oxidised, reduced and grey ware sherds.
4 A swift survey located only limited quantities of Roman pottery.
5 Fieldwalking in this Field (SP3358), produced 35 sherds of Roman Severn Valley Ware, greyware and oxidised pottery, dating from the early 3rd century AD to the mid-4th century AD.
6 A more detailed description of pottery described in
5.
7 Fieldwalking on the site of the proposed motorway services to the south (MWA7058) only recorded a low background scatter of Roman pottery and tile, suggestive of manuring.
8 Further reference to the Fieldwalking carried out ahead of the construction of the M40 (see
5). There were no features observed at this site and the domestic nature of the pottery suggested that it derived from the settlement at Barn Hill, or possibly from other buildings associated with ribbon settlement along the Fosse Way.
9 Possible Roman cropmarks are visible on aerial photographs on top of Barn Hill and have been mapped as part of the SE Warwickshire and Cotswolds HLS NMP project. The cropmarks are defined by ditches possibly forming two adjacent or conjoined rectilinear enclosures, the cropmarks are obscured by geological marks. A Roman date has been suggested as Warwickshire HER (No. 4527) have recorded a possible Roman settlement on and around Barn Hill through pottery and tile finds.
 
Sources
Source No: 7
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Development of a motorway service station at Barn Hill, Chesterton, Warwickshire: Archaeological Assessment
Author/originator: Eyre-Morgan G
Date: 1993
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: RB settlement on Barn Hill
Author/originator: Hingley R C
Date: 1987
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Volume/Sheet: Field Survey Record
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Note with finds
Author/originator: Webster G
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Source No: 6
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Bibliographic reference
Author/originator: Evans J
Date:
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Source No: 9
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: SE Warwickshire and Cotswolds NMP Project
Author/originator: Amanda Dickson
Date: 2010-2012
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Map
Title: Map
Author/originator: Webster G
Date:
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Serial
Title: WMA vol 33
Author/originator: Adams D et al
Date: 1990
Page Number: 82
Volume/Sheet: 33
   
Source No: 8
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: M40 Motorway, Warwickshire: Archaeological Survey 1992
Author/originator: Adams, D, Jenkins, D and Wise, J.
Date: 1994
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: PMB
Date: 1984
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 543
   
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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
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
technique Cropmark Cropmarks appear as light and dark marks in growing and ripening crops. These marks relate to differences in the soil below. For example, parched lines of grass may indicate stone walls. Crops that grow over stone features often ripen more quickly and are shorter than the surrounding crop. This is because there is less moisture in the soil where the wall lies.

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technique Field Walking Survey Archaeologists walk over an area, usually ploughed fields, and look for objects on the surface. This is called field walking. Archaeologists record the point on the ground where they find the objects. These points are then plotted on a map. If the map shows that a large number of objects were found in the same place, it can be evidence that an archaeological site exists there. For example, if a large number of fragments of roof tile and/or brick or stone are found in one place, it could mean that there used to be some sort of building there. See also field survey. back
technique Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical. 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 RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE * A monument consisting of an area of land enclosed by a ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier, where the barrier consists of several straight or near straight sections. 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 FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument MOTORWAY * Fast arterial road with separate carriageways limited to motor vehicles back
monument SERVICE STATION * Use for complexes where services (eg. restaurants, shops) are provided in addition to facilities for buying petrol. 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 BARN * A building for the storage and processing of grain crops and for housing straw, farm equipment and occasionally livestock and their fodder. Use more specific type where known. back
monument GEOLOGICAL MARKS * Soil marks and other features of natural origin, including periglacial frost wedging, solifluction deposits, abandoned water courses, etc, recorded to avoid future confusion with features of human origin. back
monument DOMESTIC * This is the top term for the class. See DOMESTIC Class List for narrow terms. back

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