Information for record number MWA19182:
Late Roman enclosures, Ryton-on-Dunsmore Peugeot Works

Summary Two parallel ditches were recorded, possibly a droveway, leading to a previously excavated enclosure to the south (MWA12480), during excavation at the site of the former Peugeot Works. A small pottery assemblage was recorded from this site, of 3rd to 4th century date.
What Is It?  
Type: Enclosure, Field Boundary?, Drove Road?
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ryton on Dunsmore
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 37 74
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Level of Protection Local
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1 Two parallel ditches were recorded, possibly a droveway heading NNE-SSW, leading to a previously excavated enclosure to the south (MWA12480), during excavation at the site of the former Peugeot Works. A small pottery assemblage was recorded from this site, of 3rd to 4th century date. It appears to correlate with the features previously excavated. A number of other features appear to relate to stock control or field boundaries.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Archaeological excavations at the former Peugeot works, Ryton on Dunsmore, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Paul Mason
Date: 2009
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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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monument DROVE ROAD * A road or track specifically used by drovers or herders to drive their animals to market. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. 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 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 FIELD BOUNDARY * The limit line of a field. back
monument WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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