Information for record number MWA9093:
Roman Settlement, Wishaw Hall Farm, Wishaw

Summary A Roman settlement uncovered near Grove Lane, Wishaw during site excavations connected with the Birmingham Northern Relief Road project.
What Is It?  
Type: Settlement, Enclosure
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wishaw
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 17 95
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 In the south east corner of the site, a sequence of small Roman enclosures were found. These contained several pit features and a cobbled surface with evidence for a possible structure. These features are believed to be associated with a Roman settlement centred just south of the easement area. A trackway exists north east of the settlement and a system of agricultural plots appear to surround it.
2 A Roman rectalinear enclosure was recorded, enclosing an area approximately 0.25ha, with its entrance to the north-east corner. A number of features were excavated within this enclosure, few of which could be securely dated and none could be ascrived to a particular activity. No building traces were located within the enclosure, but finds do suggest domestic buildings in the vicinity. A number of field boundaries were recorded to the north of this enclosure.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Archaeology of the M6 Toll 2000-2003
Author/originator: A Powell, B Powell, P Booth, A P Fitzpatrick and A D Crockett
Date: 2008
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Birmingham Northern Relief Road
Author/originator: Oxford-Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture
Date: 2001
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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 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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. 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 FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. 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 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 STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument TRACKWAY * A pathway, not necessarily designed as such, beaten down by the feet of travellers. back
monument DOMESTIC * This is the top term for the class. See DOMESTIC Class List for narrow terms. back

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