Information for record number MWA9676:
Post-medieval quarrying at Tripontium Roman Station, Churchover.

Summary A series of 19th century or later gravel pits were recorded during trial trenching. The site was located on land adjacent to and within the SAM, Tripontium Roman Station (County Monument 097).
What Is It?  
Type: Gravel Pit
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Churchover
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 53 79
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 Trial trenching demonstrated that post-medieval quarrying of gravel was extensive across the whole area of the evaluation. The quarrying consisted of a series of 19th century or later gravel pits, with small areas of natural sand and gravel surviving, no earlier archaeological remains were present. The post-medieval material recovered included brick, tile, concrete, china, glass and clay-pipe.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Evaluation at the Site of Tripontium Roman Station (SAM 097), Churchover, Rugby, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Morris S
Date: 2002
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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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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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument GRAVEL PIT * A steep-sided pit formed by, and for, the extraction of gravel. back

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