Information for record number MWA6393:
Roman Site at Wishaw Hall Farm

Summary The site of a settlement dating to the Roman period which is located to the north of Wishaw Hall Farm.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wishaw
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 17 95
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 It has been reported by a member of the South Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society, that fieldwalking has recovered evidence for an extensive Romano British site at this location.
2 The South Staffs Archaeological and Historical Society work was a metal detector survey. Evaluation trenches put in by OAU in 1993 clipping the south of the site failed to identify evidence for Roman settlement. Fieldwalking (see WA 7358-9) also failed to recover any Roman pottery in an area east and south of the site. It is concluded that the main area of Roman activity indicated by the surface finds probably does not extend into the area affected by the BNRR along Grove Road. However there is a possibility that later soilwash may be concealing Roman material.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Wishaw Hall Farm.
Author/originator: Campbell-Kelly S
Date: 1992
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: BNNR, Wishaw Hall Farm
Author/originator: OAU
Date: 1994
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Glossary

 
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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 SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. 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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