Information for record number MWA7373:
Enclosure dating from the Middle Iron Age, Bourton Heath

Summary An enclosure dating from the Middle Iron Age was identified during archaeological work . It was located on the southern side of the Straight Mile, Bourton Heath.
What Is It?  
Type: Subrectangular Enclosure
Period: Middle Iron Age (300 BC - 101 BC)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bourton and Draycote
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 44 71
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 During an evaluation in 1991 a small subrectangular enclosure was identified in the NE corner of field 3. It is likely to have been constructed during the Middle Iron Age (c. 600-400BC). The function of this enclosure is undetermined.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Broomhill Farm, Bourton Heath
Author/originator: Warwickshire Museum
Date: 1991
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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 FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument ENCLOSURE * An area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or other similar barrier. Use specific type where known. 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
monument SUBRECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE * A monument consisting of an area enclosed by a ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier, where the barrier follows an almost rectangular course. back

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