Information for record number MWA5171:
Medieval boundary markers

Summary The site of three possible boundary marker dating to the Medieval period. They are known from documentary evidence and are located 900m east of Outhill.
What Is It?  
Type: Boundary Marker
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Morton Bagot
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 11 66
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Two beorg features, probably barrows rather than hills, are recorded on the W boundary of Oldberrow. Each is described as 'Stanbeorge' - 'Stone barrow'.
3 Three possible locations for these boundary markers exist and the grid reference lies between them.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Barrow sites
Author/originator: Hooke D
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Oldberrow Parish Survey
Author/originator: Hooke D
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: R.C. Hingley personal comments
Author/originator: R C Hingley
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Glossary

 
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technique Documentary Evidence Documentary evidence is another name for written records. The first written records in Britain date back to the Roman period. Documentary evidence can take many different forms, including maps, charters, letters and written accounts. When archaeologists are researching a site, they often start by looking at documentary evidence to see if there are clues that will help them understand what they might find. Documentary evidence can help archaeologists understand sites that are discovered during an excavation, field survey or aerial survey. back
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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monument BARROW * Artificial mound of earth, turf and/or stone, normally constructed to contain or conceal burials. Use specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument BOUNDARY * The limit to an area as defined on a map or by a marker of some form, eg. BOUNDARY WALL. Use specific type where known. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument BOUNDARY MARKER * A marker of some form used to indicate the limit of an area or a piece of land. back

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