Information for record number MWA9600:
Ryon Hill House Grounds Burnt Mound

Summary The possible site of a burnt mound situated to the northeast of Ryon Hill House.
What Is It?  
Type: Burnt Mound
Period: Middle Bronze Age - Iron Age (1600 BC - 301 BC)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Hampton Lucy
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 22 57
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 The possible site of a burnt mound. Burnt stone was observed coming out of the river bank.
2 Evidence for a burnt mound consists of numerous pot boiler-tyoe "burnt" quartzite pebble fragments in the bed and beaches of a stream close to a footbridge over the stream (a tributary of the River Avon).
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Letter from Michael Nixon
Author/originator: M. Nixon
Date: 2006
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Burnt stone
Author/originator: Ed Wilson
Date: 2003
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Glossary

 
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period Bronze Age About 2500 BC to 700 BC

The Bronze Age comes after the Neolithic period and before the Iron Age.

The day to day life of people in the Bronze Age probably changed little from how their ancestors had lived during the Neolithic period. They still lived in farmsteads, growing crops and rearing animals.

During the Bronze Age people discovered how to use bronze, an alloy of tin and copper (hence the name that has given to this era). They used it to make their tools and other objects, although they continued to use flint and a range of organic materials as well. A range of bronze axes, palstaves and spears has been found in Warwickshire.
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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 HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument BURNT MOUND * A mound of fire-cracked stones, normally accompanied by a trough or pit which may have been lined with wood, stone or clay. Assumed to be locations where heated stones were used to boil water primarily for cooking purposes. back
monument FOOTBRIDGE * A narrow bridge for people and animals to cross on foot. back
monument STREAM * A natural flow or current of water issuing from a source. back

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