Information for record number MWA4575:
Possible Quarry 1300m E of Bishops Tachbrook

Summary Two possible quarries of unknown date situated 300m east of Highdown Hill Plantation. Sherds of Roman and Medieval pottery were also found at this location.
What Is It?  
Type: Quarry
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bishops Tachbrook
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 33 61
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 No site was positively identified. However, a large amount of Post-Medieval and modern pottery was recovered from the hill-top, possibly the result of a midden heap or rubbish pits. Otherwise 2 Roman sherds indicate possible cultivation in the Roman period. Little Medieval pot. A thin scatter of Post-Medieval pot and agricultural iron work indicates more intensive farming from the C18 onwards. Two possible quarries, or marl pits were indicated by deep dips in the slope, but the lack of change in soil colour may indicate either a geological cause or an early C18 date.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: Quarries at Bishop's Tachbrook
Author/originator: Fowler R
Date: 1984
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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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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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument RUBBISH PIT * A pit where domestic waste material is deposited. back
monument MIDDEN * A refuse heap. back
monument MARL PIT * A pit from which marl, a mixture of clay and carbonate of lime, is excavated. Marl is used as a fertilizer. back
monument PLANTATION * A group of planted trees or shrubs, generally of uniform age and of a single species. back
monument QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back

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