Information for record number MWA7947:
Iron Age features adjacent to Longbridge Manor

Summary Iron Age gullies, which were probably used as field boundary ditches, were discovered when archaeological work was carried out. The site is located next to Junction 15, M40.
What Is It?  
Type: Boundary Ditch, Gully
Period: Iron Age (800 BC - 42 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 26 62
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 An archaeological evaluation on land adjacent to Longbridge Manor, Warwick was carried out by Warwickshire Museum. It revealed two small gullies of probable Iron Age date. They were likely to have represented field boundaries or drainage features rather than a settlement site.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Evaluation on Land Adj. to Longbridge Manor
Author/originator: Jones G C
Date: 1997
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Glossary

 
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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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument GULLY * A deep gutter, drain or sink. back
monument BOUNDARY DITCH * A ditch that indicates the limit of an area or a piece of land. 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
monument MANOR * An area of land consisting of the lord's demesne and of lands from whose holders he may exact certain fees, etc. back

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