Information for record number MWA7960:
Roman Features at Mancetter Vexillation Fortress

Summary Excavations revealed the remains of a Roman fort and associated buildings. The fort is situated 300m north-east of Bardon Manor Farm.
What Is It?  
Type: Fort, Building, Pit, Ditch, Rampart
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Mancetter
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 32 96
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Two trenches 5m wide, dug in 1989 and 1990 respectively, have located the southern defences and have suggested a revision of the overall shape as a rectangle. In 1989 (Area viii, western trench) the northern part of the trench was found to be occupied by a later N-S ditch. South of this lay part of a substantial timber building which extended eastwards into the 1990 trench, where it was cut by a second N-S ditch parallel to the other but bending eastwards at the southern end. North of this building part of another was traced in 1990; this overlay a pit containing burnt material including grains of barley and emmer. Beyond the intervallum little remained of the rampart; no signs of turf were seen and a box-rampart is suspected. Adjoining it ran two defensive ditches with traces of an obstacle on the berm between, and then an outer ditch of Punic form at a distance of 21m. A track with cart-ruts ran east-north-east over the silted angle of the later ditch: it was dated by a coin to the late second or early third century.
2 Photo.
3 Noted.
4 Noted.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Article in serial
Title: Britannia: Roman Britain in 1990
Author/originator: S S Frere and R S O Tomlin
Date: 1991
Page Number: 221-311
Volume/Sheet: 22
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Roman Mancetter
Author/originator: Baddeley C
Date: 1991
Page Number: 210
Volume/Sheet: 11, No 5
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Serial
Title: WMA vol 33
Author/originator: Scott K
Date: 1990
Page Number: 86
Volume/Sheet: 33
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Serial
Title: WMA vol 32
Author/originator: Scott K
Date: 1989
Page Number: 90
Volume/Sheet: 32
   
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source Britannia Britannia, the journal of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies which contains articles about the archaeology of Roman Britain. It is published annually and copies are held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
source WMA West Midlands Archaeology. This publication contains a short description for each of the sites where archaeological work has taken place in the previous year. It covers Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. Some of these descriptions include photographs, plans and drawings of the sites and/or the finds that have been discovered. The publication is produced by the Council For British Archaeology (CBA) West Midlands and is published annually. Copies are held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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 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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monument MANOR FARM * A farm on the estate of a manor. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument FORT * A permanently occupied position or building designed primarily for defence. back
monument RAMPART * A protective earthen mound, often the main defence of a fortification. 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 DEFENCE * This is the top term for the class. See DEFENCE Class List for narrow terms. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. 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 BERM * A horizontal surface separating the base of a rampart or earthwork from an associated ditch or moat. Can also refer to a continuously sloping bank of earth against a wall, as in a fortified city wall. back
monument SIGN * A board, wall painting or other structure displaying advice, giving information or directions back

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