1 `The Lunt’ is an almost vertical wooded escarpment above the River Sowe. An ideal location for a Roman fort. In 1960-1 an excavation on the E and W slopes ...
The Lunt, a fort that was rebuilt several times throughout the Roman period. A section of the defences, the barracks and a granary have been found from the earliest phase of fort during archaeological excavations. The Roman fort is situated north of Coventry Road, Baginton.
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2 The construction of a reservoir was unofficially observed and the remains of at least two buildings seen but not recorded in detail.
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The remains of a Roman road and two buildings were found during an excavation of a reservoir bank. The discoveries were made 1km north west of Chesterton Green.
1 1979: Excavation in advance of a new housing complex. The aim was to try to establish the extent of the Roman and Saxon occupation on the Baginton Plateau. Positive ...
During an excavation the remains of an enclosure surrounding a timber building and several rubbish pits were found. The remains were Roman in date and suggested that this was once a settlement. The site was located 400m south east of the church at Baginton.
1 Fosse Way sectioned where it passes the Romano-British settlement. An early road was cut through by a Trajanic rubbish pit. The later Roman road was 45.7m to the W.
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Partial excavation of the Fosse Way uncovered traces of the early road. It had been damaged by the building of 4th century buildings. Late 1st century pottery and a rubbish pit were also found. The site lies 400m southeast of the Mission Church at Princethorpe.
1 1977: Two trial trenches excavated. Trench 1 proved that fairly modern disturbance had removed all earlier occupation. Trench 2 produced Roman buildings, and an area of 150 sq m ...
The site of several buildings dating to the Roman period which were constructed from timber. The site is situated north of Ramsden Road, Mancetter.
1 Haverfield located 19th century finds of Roman pottery kilns in Caldecote quarry, at about this grid reference. The OS also located the kilns at about this point. Swann has ...
The site of several Roman pottery kilns used in the manufacture of pottery. The site is located 200m south of Windmill Hill Quarry.
1 1959: A kiln producing hammer-head mortaria and other coarse ware was trenched at Hartshill. Information from M and B Stanley.
2 1960: A small pottery kiln, 0.9m in diameter, with ...
The site of several Roman pottery kilns used for the manufacture of pottery, and possibly specialising in mortaria. They are situated 600m east of Snow Hill Recreation Ground.
1 At Hunningham at least two different constructions of the Fosse Way are known, the earlier road laid out at original ground level, and the latter on an agger. Excavation ...
A section of the Fosse Way, a Roman road. Archaeological excavation has revealed at least two phases of construction in Hunningham Parish.
1 A survey indicated a heavy concentration of pottery and kiln debris over an area of 8.3 ha of ploughed field, indicating the presence of pottery kilns. The probable extent ...
An archaeological survey indicated that this was a site of Roman pottery manufacture, with high concentrations of pottery and kiln debris. Some kilns have been excavated. The site lies 200m east of the church at Wappenbury.
Site of Roman pottery kilns.
1 In the process of removing soil for quarrying various kilns have been discovered. In about 1891 in Mr Tippet’s quarry pottery was found – chiefly ...
Quarrying work in the late 19th century uncovered Roman pottery kilns. Their exact location is now not known.
1 A small earthwork with perfectly square-cut corners of uncertain date and function. The monument is about 34m square and covered in rough grass. The banks stand about 0.6m ...
The possible site of a Roman farmstead, which is visible as an earthwork. The site is located 200m east of Nebsworth Coppice, Lark Stoke.
1 During gardening at Tiddington Road various bits of pottery (PRN 1068) and a possible causeway about 0.6m down were found. One almost complete pot was found and in addition ...
A possible causeway dating to the Roman period was uncovered in a garden in Tiddington.
1 This Roman villa shows very clearly on an aerial photograph taken by RCHME.
2 No further information is given in this source, but presumably it refers to the ...
A possible Roman villa is located on the western edge of Long Compton parish.
Roman roads at Bleachfield Street, Alcester
1 The excavation of trial trenches at Abbey Works, Bleachfield Street, Alcester recorded a number of features associated with Roman occupation of the site including a hearth with metalworking slag, ...
A road, hearth, metalworking slag, pits, postholes, gullies, beam slots, ditches,a well, and foundations of stone buildings were recorded during evaluation and subsequent excavation at the former Abbey Works, Bleachfield Street, Alcester. Finds included: pottery, amphora, bone, metal objects including jewellery and glass.
1 A Roman oven type feature was recorded outside of the defensive ditches of the Roman fortress at Mancetter during trial trenching. This represented the first evidence of Roman activity ...
A Roman oven type feature was recorded outside of western boundary of the Roman fortress at Mancetter. The site is located between 32 and 46 Old Farm Road, Mancetter.
1 The rubble foundations of a small Roman building were exposed during stripping for the construction of a reed bed. A slot through the fundations exposed the cut for ...
The rubble foundations of a small Roman building were exposed during stripping for the construction of a reed bed. A Romano-British coin and pottery and tile associated with the building were also recovered. The site is located 330m NW of Whitehill House, Oxhill.
1 Parts of two amphorae found during the digging of a post hole. A small excavation was undertaken resulting in the discovery of part of a timber building with a ...
Excavations took place within the Roman Fort at Mancetter. Post holes were recorded suggesting that buildings had stood at this site. Various finds were recovered including pottery and coins. The site was located west of Quarry Lane, Mancetter.
1 1981. Landscaping of the farmyard at Mancetter Farm was preceded by a two-stage excavation. i: A trial area 10m by 10m was excavated to check the survival of Romano ...
Excavation within the Mancetter Fort revealed the remains of a Roman ditch and buildings that may have been Roman barracks. The site was situated west of Quarry Lane, Mancetter.
1 Roman tiles have been found in or near Chase Woods. Specimens have been in Warwick Museum since 1858. A label attached to the latter states that the tiles seemed, ...
The site of a Roman pottery and tile kiln which was excavated in the 1920s. The remains have disappeared, but a scatter of debris survives. The location is 1.3km east of the church at Honiley.
1 1965: Excavations undertaken after surface finds of Romano British greyware. The site is on a small peninsula bounded by a railway cutting, 18th century gravel working, and a working ...
Evidence of a possible Roman tile kiln in this area is suggested by the presence of numbers of Roman roof tiles. Excavation has not uncovered the exact location, so it may have been destroyed. The site is to the north of Cherry Orchard.
1 1961: Excavation either side of the Fosse Way exposed the cobbled foundations of the N gate and two periods of town defences. A clay rampart 9m wide was protected ...
An archaeological excavation on either side of the Fosse Way exposed the cobbled foundations of the north gatehouse and evidence of two periods of occupation associated with Chesterton Roman Camp.
1 1977, site 2. Minor road works involved earth bank removal on bend in road and an attempt was made to locate the ditch at the SW of the fort. ...
The site of Roman buildings that were associated with Mancetter Roman Fort. They were situated 75m south of Mancetter Farm.
1 Foundation trenches for three small extensions to the rear of Gramer Almshouses were observed in May 1983. Five features were recorded. There were two timber slots running roughly E-W, ...
Several pits dating to the Roman period were excavated. They were located inside the area of the Roman Fort, 25m east of Mancetter Road, Mancetter.
