Information for record number MWA5649:
Site of Medieval Settlement 400m N of Botley Hill Farm

Summary The site of a deserted settlement dating to the Medieval period. Aerial photographs revealed a house platform. The site was excavated and Medieval pottery and tile was discovered. The site is located 700m north of Blunt's Green.
What Is It?  
Type: Deserted Settlement, House Platform
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ullenhall
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 14 68
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 1971: An aerial survey revealed two features. The first appeared to be the N and W sides of a possible house platform; the second a curvilinear crop mark. In 1971 the field was ploughed for the first time in living memory and excavation undertaken. The field was walked and Medieval pottery found close to the platform. An area at the NW corner of the platform was excavated revealing a clay-built platform. The identification of this as a house platform requires further investigation. Medieval pottery and tile were recorded from all levels. Two glazed sherds were possibly 13th century. There were also some Romano British sherds. The curvilinear crop mark proved to be a band of gravel 2m wide.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: SAG
Author/originator: Perry J
Date: 1976
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 4
   
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technique Aerial Survey 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
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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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 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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument DESERTED SETTLEMENT * An abandoned settlement, usually of the Medieval period, often visible only as earthworks or on aerial photographs. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument PLATFORM * Unspecified. Use specific type where known. back
monument HOUSE PLATFORM * An area of ground on which a house is built. A platform is often the sole surviving evidence for a house. back

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