Information for record number MWA5358:
Roman ditches

Summary The excavation of two Roman ditches, in which many fragments of pottery were found. They ditches may have been boundary or drainage ditches. The pottery dated to the 1st and 2nd centuries. The site was located to the south of Cottage Farm, Stretton on Fosse..
What Is It?  
Type: Ditch, Boundary Ditch, Drainage Ditch
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stretton on Fosse
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 21 38
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Excavation of a complex of features (see PRN 3000, PRN 5359) produced evidence of two ditches which joined at a right angle. They were probably boundary or drainage ditches. These contained much pottery of the first and second centuries, together with many residual flints.
2 Plan.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: TBAS vol 90
Author/originator: Gardner P J, Haldon R and Malam J
Date: 1980
Page Number: 9-13
Volume/Sheet: 90
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Plan
Title: TBAS vol 90
Author/originator: Gardner P J, Haldon R and Malam J
Date: 1980
Page Number: Fig 5
Volume/Sheet: 90
   
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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 excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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 DITCH * A ditch that indicates the limit of an area or a piece of land. 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 DRAINAGE DITCH * A long, narrow ditch designed to carry water away from a waterlogged area. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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