1 A large ditch runs across the Birch Abbey site following the contour and may have served a dual purpose as a drainage and a boundary ditch. In places the ...
A ditch was found during an excavation. It was Roman in date and numerous human burials were found within it. Sherds of Roman pottery were also found. The site was located in the area of Newport Drive, Alcester.
1 During observation of foundations trenches two ditches and a pit were recorded. One residual human bone fragment, one of animal bone and a piece of 2nd/4th century pottery were ...
Two Roman ditches and a pit, containing two bone fragments and a piece of 2nd/4th century pottery, were found during archaeological work. Previous work on the site had recorded 1st-4th century settlement activity, with ditches, interpreted as property boundaries, layers, pits and a possible gravel pit.