1 1975. Excavation undertaken in advance of building work. Exploratory trenches were dug, the first 55m from the existing bridge/river crossing, the second 100.5m. Trench 1 showed that some of ...
Excavation revealing part of Watling Street.
1 1963: A rescue excavation for the MPBW was carried out on a narrow strip on the S side of Watling Street, immediately W of the 4th century fort at ...
The site of a settlement associated with the Roman fort at Mancetter. The site was 150m south east of Witherley Bridge.
1 A possible trackway shows on aerial photographs as a parch mark forming ditch.
2 The track fades out to the N and its relationship to ridge and furrow in the ...
A Roman Road is visible as a crop mark on aerial photographs. It's existance was proved during excavations. It is situated 50m south of Witherley Road.
1 Three small trenches were excavated in the garden of Witherley Lodge by Atherstone Archaeology and History Society under the direction of Keith Scott. The site, published posthumously, provided evidence ...
Occupation evidence spanning the 1st-4th century was recorded in excavations to the north of Watling Street.
1 A considerable road of heavy gravel, with its surface three times renewed, was discovered proceeding SE towards the kilns at Hartshill (WA 387).
2 This refers to the 1954-6 Oswald ...
The remains of a Roman road were recorded at 450m south east of Witherley Bridge.
1 Two parallel lines NE/SW show on aerial photographs.
2 This could indicate a possible roadway. If the line of this ‘road’ is projected north it extends into the ...
Several roads were excavated and were found to date to the Roman period. They were situated 450m north west of Crab Tree Farm, Mancetter.
1 1954-5: Construction of a sewage trench revealed a section across Watling Street indicating an early road with a 3.96m interval between two ditches 0.61m wide and 1.2m deep from ...
The site of a section of the Roman road known as Watling Street which was excavated. The site is situated 400m south east of Witherley Bridge, Mancetter.