Information for record number MWA7852:
Findspot - Medieval or Post Medieval iron slag heap

Summary Iron slag was recovered from Medieval features, suggesting that there was an iron works in this area. The site is located 250m south west of the church at Pillerton Priors.
What Is It?  
Type: Iron Works, Slag Heap, Findspot, Iron Working Site
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Pillerton Priors
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 29 47
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Iron working slag was recovered from Medieval features during an evaluation carried out be Warwickshire Museum in 1996. The amount found suggests the presence of iron working in the village rather than within the area of the evaluation.
2 During excavation carried out on this site, subsequent to the evaluation, slag and clinker was recovered from a number of large ditches and pits in the eastern part of the site.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: An Archaeological Excavation at Sandpit Farm, Pillerton Priors, Warwickshire
Author/originator: John Samuels Archaeological Consultants
Date: 1998
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Evaluation at Sandpit Farm, Pillerton Priors
Author/originator: Jones, G C
Date: 1996
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Glossary

 
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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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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 IRON WORKS * A site where iron is smelted or iron goods made. back
monument VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. 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
monument DITCH * A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. back
monument IRON WORKING SITE * A site used for the production and/or working of metallic iron. 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 SLAG HEAP * A spoil heap consisting mainly of slag, pieces of refuse material separated from a metal during the smelting process. back

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