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The Lunt Roman Fort: Period 1

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.
Possible Civil War Gun Battery, Nebsworth, Lark Stoke

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 Post Medieval gun battery which was used during the English Civil War. The remains of the battery are visible as an earthwork. The site is located 200m east of Nebsworth Coppice, Lark Stoke.
Site of Possible Roman Fort at Grove Park

2 Part of a treble-ditched rectangular enclosure, possibly a Roman fort, shows on air photographs. 3 Map showing the crop marks.

The site of an enclosure, possibly a Roman fort. The site is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs and it is situated 100m east of Grove Park House.
Modern searchlight or AA battery

2 Cropmark circles show on aerial photographs. Some of these circles probably have an agricultural origin. However, a group of four circles in the N of the field look like ...

Four circles visible as cropmarks may be evidence of a Second World War searchlight battery or anti-aircraft battery. The crop marks are situated 250m northeast of Bradley Green.
Possible location of Saxon Defences for Warwick

1 The Saxon burgh at Warwick was established by Ethelfleda in 914 to defend Mercia against the Danes. The site commanded the river valley and a natural crossing of ...

Documentary and place name evidence suggests that the line of the Early Medieval defences of the Saxon burgh follow the line of the later Medieval walls in Warwick.
Second World War building near Radway

1 A Second World War ammunition store. The remains of the building are partially visible as a cropmark near Radway.

The site of a Second World War ammunition store. The outline of the building is partly visible as a cropmark. It is situated 250m north west of the church at Radway.
Air Raid Shelter at Rosemary Hill

An air raid shelter at Rosemary Hill – further details awaited

The site of a Second World War air raid shelter which was located at Rosemary Hill.
Air Raid Shelter at New Street

An air raid shelter on New Street – further details awaited.

The site of a Second World War air raid shelter. It was located on New Street, Kenilworth.
Air Raid Shelter

An air raid shelter in Kenilworth – further details awaited.

An air raid shelter dating to the Second World war is situated in Kenilworth.
Rifle Range near Chesterton Wood

1 A rifle range is marked on the 1886 6″ Ordnance Survey map.

The site of a firing range which was in use during the Imperial period and is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886. It was located 600m west of Chesterton Green.
Bidford on Avon Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post

1 The primary role of the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was the recognition and identification of hostile aircraft. With the start of the cold war and the increasing threat of ...

Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post at Bidford on Avon. Monitoring posts were to be used for reporting nuclear bursts and monitoring fall-out in the modern period. The post lies at the end of a farm track 500 meters from Stratford Road, Bidford.
Curdworth Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post

1 The primary role of the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was the recognition and identification of hostile aircraft. With the start of the cold war and the increasing threat of ...

Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post at Curdworth. Monitoring posts were to be used for reporting nuclear bursts and monitoring fall-out in the modern period. The post lies on the west sideof Wiggins Hill Road, Curdworth.
Henley in Arden Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post

1 The primary role of the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was the recognition and identification of hostile aircraft. With the start of the cold war and the increasing threat of ...

Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post at Beaudesert. Monitoring posts were to be used for the reporting nuclear bursts and monitoring fall-out in the modern period. The post was demolished some time after it closed in 1968.
Barford Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post

1 The primary role of the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was the recognition and identification of hostile aircraft. With the start of the cold war and the increasing threat of ...

Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post at Barford. Monitoring posts were to be used for reporting nuclear bursts and monitoring fall-out in the modern period. The post lies east of a track 130 meters south of Wasperton Lane
Bedworth Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post

1 The primary role of the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was the recognition and identification of hostile aircraft. With the start of the cold war and the increasing threat of ...

Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post at Bedworth. Monitoring posts were to be used for reporting nuclear bursts and monitoring fall-out in the modern period. The post lies on the West Side of the Coventry Road
Harbury Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post

1 The primary role of the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was the recognition and identification of hostile aircraft. With the start of the cold war and the increasing threat of ...

Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post at Harbury. Monitoring posts were to be used for reporting nuclear bursts and monitoring fall-out in the modern period. The post lies on the north side of Temple End approximately 600m outside Harbury village.
Haseley Knob Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post

1 The primary role of the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was the recognition and identification of hostile aircraft. With the start of the cold war and the increasing threat of ...

Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post at Haseley. Monitoring posts were to be used for reporting nuclear bursts and monitoring fall-out in the modern period. The post lies in fields 200m north of Rouncil Lane, Haseley.
Napton-on-the-Hill Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post

1 The primary role of the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was the recognition and identification of hostile aircraft. With the start of the cold war and the increasing threat of ...

Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post at Napton-on-the-Hill. Monitoring posts were to be used for reporting nuclear bursts and monitoring fall-out in the modern period. The post lies in fields 200m south of Napton Windmill.
Alderminster Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post

1 The primary role of the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was the recognition and identification of hostile aircraft. With the start of the cold war and the increasing threat of ...

Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post at Alderminster. Monitoring posts were to be used for reporting nuclear bursts and monitoring fall-out in the modern period. The post lies 200m west of the A429 / A3400 roundabout north of Tredington.
Birdingbury Prisoner of War Camp

1 The site of the Prisoner of War Camp. The administrative buildings lay to the west of the site, and the camp itself to the east.

The site of a Prisoner of War camp from WWII and the associated administrative buildings at Birdingbury, located 800m southeast of Frankton Church. The evidence is derived from an aerial photograph of 1947.
Maxstoke Castle Prisoner of War Camp

1 A prisoner of war camp that can be seen on an aerial photograph from 1948. There is also an area of structures, possibly associated with the camp, to its ...

The site of Maxstoke Prisoner of War Camp identified from an aerial photograph. It dates from the Second World War, and was situated 500m southeast of Maxstoke.
Surface Shelter near Kites Hardwick

1 The remains of a very small brick surface shelter dating to WW2.

The remains of a very small surface shelter dating from the Second World War, and situated between Hill and Kites Hardwick.
Temporary brick building

1 The remains of a brick building of the Air Ministry type dating from WW2.

The remains of a temporary brick building of the Air Ministry type, situated between Hill and Kites Hardwick.
Wolston Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post

1 The primary role of the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was the recognition and identification of hostile aircraft. With the start of the ‘Cold War’, and the increased threat of ...

A Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post at Wolston. Monitoring Posts were to be used in the modern period to report nuclear bursts and to monitor fall-out. The post is located at the intersection of the Fosse and Dyer's Lane.