Information for record number MWA731:
Site of Possible Romano British Settlement, Priors Hardwick

Summary The site of a possible Roman farmstead. Fragments of pottery, animal bone and human bone have been found at the site. It is located 800m south west of Priors Hardwick.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement, Findspot
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Priors Hardwick
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 46 55
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 In 1978 and 1979 pottery and animal bones were picked up in a ploughed field. 90% of the pottery was identified as as Roman and the finds were donated to the Museum.
2 Apart from the odd Medieval (PRN 6300) and Post Medieval sherd (PRN 6301) the collection is mostly 3rd to 4th century Midland grey ware. There is enough to indicate a Roman farmstead.
3 Most of the pottery was identified as 3rd to 4th century with a very few 2nd century sherds. Most of the pottery is local, with one sherd of Samian and a piece of colour-coated.
4 Some human bone was found in the same field. The pottery scatter is still well-defined.
5 Additional finds made consisted of two Roman coins, one of the first century, and a dolphin brooch.
6 Drawing of
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7 Sketch of the location of the human bones found in 1983.
8 Receipt form for potsherds brought in for identificaton.
9 Portable Antiquities Scheme find provenance information: Date found: 2005-08-31T23:00:00Z Date found (2): 2005-11-01T00:00:00Z Methods of discovery: Metal detector
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Romano British finds, Priores Hardwick
Author/originator: Allan W C
Date: 1979
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Romano British finds, Priors Marston
Author/originator: Thompson D
Date: 1983
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Romano British finds, Priors Hardwick.
Author/originator: Lamb R G/Maclagan, H
Date: 1978-80
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Romano British finds, Priors Hardwick
Author/originator: England S
Date: 1978-80
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Source No: 6
Source Type: Drawing
Title: Dolphin brooch from Priors Hardwick
Author/originator: WM
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Museum Enquiry Form
Title: WMEF 688
Author/originator:
Date: 1986
Page Number: 688
Volume/Sheet: Enquiry Form
   
Source No: 7
Source Type: Note
Title: Priors Hardwick
Author/originator: Mrs England
Date: 1983
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Source No: 8
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Priors Hardwick
Author/originator: WM
Date: 1979
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Glossary

 
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source WMEF Warwickshire Museum Enquiry Form. These are forms that are filled in when a person brings an object to Warwickshire Museum to be identified. Amongst the information recorded on the form are details such as a description of the object, where and when it was found, and in some cases a sketch or photographs of it. Copies of the form can be viewed at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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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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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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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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 FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument FARMSTEAD * The homestead of a farm consisting of a farmhouse and working farm buildings, with yards, other working areas and usually a garden to the house. back
monument DOLPHIN * A cluster of piles for mooring a vessel. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument MUSEUM * A building, group of buildings or space within a building, where objects of value such as works of art, antiquities, scientific specimens, or other artefacts are housed and displayed. back

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