Roman Settlement 200m S of Vicarage Barn, Brailes.

1 Autumn 1966: A large number of pot sherds were picked up from ploughed fields. April 1967: An extensive search was conducted and the spread of sherds and tile fragments plotted. In September 1967 test holes were dug on part of the site in a field called Leonardine. Test holes were dug in the top of the field and eventually a stone floor was discovered at a depth of about 0.49m. The farmer has ploughed up stone in this vicinity. The excavation was extended over an area of c9.1m by 3m, but at this stage, no boundary to the surface was evident. When the floor was removed a fair quantity of pottery was recovered. In addition oyster shell, animal bone and glass were found.
2 Finds in Warwick Museum, possibly from this excavation, include 63 pieces of Roman pottery.
3 Excavation was carried out in 1974. A small area was opened up and a rough stone surface was exposed. The main concentration of material from this area appears to be 2nd century.
4 Fieldwork on a known Roman site in October 1986 produced evidence of 2nd century to 4th century occupation. Detailed work indicates that it may be possible to distinguish a number of distinct clusters of buildings in this extensive (c20 ha) site.
5 Finds from field survey include a small quantity of tile, some possible building stone, pottery, nails, glass, slag, oyster shell and burnt stone.
6 Plan in FI file.
7 Romano British brooch found in March 1995 at SP314399. The method of recovery was not recorded.
8 Letters from 1970 and 1973.
9 Photocopied map extracts.
10 Notes giving information about the work being done by Shipston High School.
11Portable Antiquities Scheme find provenance information:
Date found: 2004-04-23T23:00:00Z
Methods of discovery: Metal detector