Information for record number MWA4655:
Possible Roman road and cropmark complex in Wellesbourne parish.

Summary A section of a possible Roman road is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. It is located 1.4km north of Walton.
What Is It?  
Type: Road, Archaeological Feature
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wellesbourne
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 54
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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2 Road shows as a negative cropmark to the W of the River Dene. This is roughly in line with the 'Probable Road' on a map of the Avon valley in the Roman period.
3 Map of Avon valley in the Roman period.
4 This may not be a Roman Road, it is better identified as part of a cropmark complex.
5 Possible Iron Age or Roman remains are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. The features are located to the northeast of Laughs Buildings and comprise a broad linear ditch that measures about 8.5m across. A possible ditched rectilinear enclosure is also visible within another possible enclosure or boundary ditch. Mapped as part of the SE Warwickshire and Cotswolds HLS NMP survey.
6 If it is a Roman Road then no more of it is known.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP2854
Author/originator: Pickering J
Date:
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Volume/Sheet: SP2854 A-D, J-S
   
Source No: 5
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: 3
Source Type: Map
Title: TBAS vol 86
Author/originator: Webster G
Date: 1974
Page Number: 50
Volume/Sheet: 86
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title:
Author/originator: Hingley R C
Date: 1985
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 4646
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm.
Author/originator: B Gethin
Date: 2013 onwards
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Personal Communication
Author/originator: Palmer S
Date: 2005
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Glossary

 
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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
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 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 Iron Age About 800 BC to 43 AD

The Iron Age comes after the Bronze Age and before the Roman period. It is a time when people developed the skills and knowledge to work and use iron, hence the name ‘Iron Age’ which is given to this period. Iron is a much tougher and more durable metal than bronze but it also requires more skill to make objects from it. People continued to use bronze during this period.
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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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monument ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE * Use only for features assumed to be archaeological but which cannot be identified more precisely without further investigation .Use more specific term where known 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 ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument BOUNDARY DITCH * A ditch that indicates the limit of an area or a piece of land. back
monument ENCLOSURE * An area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or other similar barrier. Use specific type where known. 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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