Information for record number MWA7287:
Site of Possible Barrow

Summary Place Name evidence suggests that this may once have been the site of a Prehistoric round barrow. The site lies on the bank of the River Avon on the parish boundary between Barford and Wasperton
What Is It?  
Type: Round Barrow, Barrow
Period: Early Neolithic - Iron Age (4000 BC - 301 BC)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Barford
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 26 60
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 The site of a possible barrow on the bank of the River Avon on the parish boundary between Barford and Wasperton is suggested by place name evidence. The area is known as Inggeslowe in 1400 (WRO CR 1886-483) and later as Ingslowe (1574), Ingsley, Ingelsey (1684, 1760) and Ingley (1810), the low placename probably indicating the presence of a barrow. The name is given as the point where fishing rights ended, which in another reference is given as the boundary between Barford and Wasperton.
2 barrow in use between Neolithic and early Iron Age. Round barrows primarily Bronze Age.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: A429 Bypass Survey
Author/originator: Palmer N J
Date: 1994
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Handbook of British Archaeology
Author/originator: Adkins, Lesley and Roy
Date: 1982
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period Prehistoric About 500,000 BC to 42 AD

The Prehistoric period covers all the periods from the Palaeolithic to the end of the Iron Age.
This is a time when people did not write anything down so there is no documentary evidence for archaeologists to look at. Instead, the archaeologists look at the material culture belonging to the people and the places where they lived for clues about their way of life.

The Prehistoric period is divided into the Early Prehistoric and Later Prehistoric.
The Early Prehistoric period covers the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods.
The Later Prehistoric period covers Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age times.
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period Neolithic About 4000 BC to 2351 BC

The word ‘Neolithic’ means ‘New Stone Age’. Archaeologists split up the Neolithic period into three phases; early, middle and late. The Neolithic period comes after the Mesolithic period and before the Bronze Age.

People in the Neolithic period hunted and gathered food as their ancestors had but they were also began to farm. They kept animals and grew crops. This meant that they were able to settle more permanently in one location instead of constantly moving from place to place to look for food.
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period Bronze Age About 2500 BC to 700 BC

The Bronze Age comes after the Neolithic period and before the Iron Age.

The day to day life of people in the Bronze Age probably changed little from how their ancestors had lived during the Neolithic period. They still lived in farmsteads, growing crops and rearing animals.

During the Bronze Age people discovered how to use bronze, an alloy of tin and copper (hence the name that has given to this era). They used it to make their tools and other objects, although they continued to use flint and a range of organic materials as well. A range of bronze axes, palstaves and spears has been found in Warwickshire.
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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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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 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 PARISH BOUNDARY * The limit line of a parish. back
monument ROUND BARROW * Hemispherical mound surrounded by a ditch (or occasionally two or more concentric ditches), often accompanied by an external (or occasionally internal) bank. Mound and ditch may sometimes be separated by a berm. Use specific type where known. back

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