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.
1 2 The remains of a heavy anti aircraft battery. The control building survives in good condition and three of the battery structures are visible as earthworks on the ground, ...
The remains of an anti aircraft battery from the Second World War.The control building survives and earthworks of three battery structures. The site is 500m southwest of Finham Bridge.
1 1928: A shallow trench was cut just S of the crest of the N embankment of the ‘camp’. This revealed traces of the rampart.
2 Plan.
3 1954-5. A section was ...
The site of the defences of the Roman fort at Mancetter, which were excavated in 1927, 1954-56.
2 Excavation in 1968-71 demonstrated a Period 3 at the fort dating to cAD70-74. Proven structural evidence is confined to a twin-ditch system and a twin-portalled gateway at the S. ...
The Lunt, a fort that was rebuilt several times throughout the Roman period. During an excavation the remains of defensive ramparts, a gatehouse and other buildings were found from the third phase of the fort's occupation. It is situated north of Coventry Road, Baginton.
3 Excavation after 1971 revealed a further Period, Period 4, which consisted of a ditched fort on a similar alignment but slightly larger than that of Period 2. A coin ...
The Lunt, a fort that was rebuilt several times throughout the Roman period. During an excavation the remains of defensive ramparts from the fourth phase of the fort's occupation were found. It is situated north of Coventry Road, Baginton.
1 Excavation from 1963 onwards in advance of gravel extraction revealed part of a defensive ditch. To the E of the road this was up to 6.7m wide and 3m ...
A defensive bank and ditch, forming an enclosure, were found during an archaeological excavation. The enclosure was Roman in date and formed the defences surrounding the Roman town of Tripontium. The enclosure was located 1km south west of Shawell.
1 1987: A small excavation was undertaken inside the gatehouse and barbican in advance of pipe-laying operations. The earliest excavated levels consisted of layers of sand, loam, clay and gravel, ...
An archaeological excavation at Warwick Castle revealed a bank containing Medieval pottery. The foundations of a Medieval gatehouse were also discovered. The present gatehouse is of late 13th century date.
1 A number of important earthworks exist outside the castle. Running in a SE direction for a length of about 137m is an artificial bank thrown across the valley from ...
The site of a dam which was created during the Medieval period to create the water defences at Kenilworth castle known as the Mere, which no longer exists. The earthwork bank is still visible and is situated to the south, west and north of the castle.
1 The great dam (PRN 5379) and its sluice were considered to be so important to the defence of the castle, that further earthworks were constructed beyond in order to ...
An earthwork bank, topped by circular mounds, and ditches, which were created during the Medieval period. They were created as defences against an attack on the Medieval dam associated with Kenilworth Mere. They are located 500m south west of Kenilworth Castle.
1 In September 1991 an evaluation was carried out by the Warwickshire Museum on the site of a proposed new rectory, in Butter Street, Alcester. The trial trench revealed ...
A section of the defences around the Roman town of Alcester was found during an excavation in Butter Street.
1 AP.
2 Small undated oval enclosures (?ring ditches) show on aerial photographs.
3 Possible group of three ring ditches. However, could also be the remains of a WW2 anti-aircraft battery!
4 Mapping ...
The site of several enclosures of unknown date that are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. Alternatively, the cropmarks might be ring ditches or a Second World War anti aircraft battery. They are situated 200m north of London Road.
1 In July 1966 earth-moving equipment was noted at Chesterton Camp and it was discovered that the farmer had received permission from MPBW to plough the site.
2 Ten weeks were ...
The archaeological excavation of the north west corner of the Roman Camp at Chesterton. The remains of a rampart and ditch were found. These were followed in the first half of the fourth century by a stone wall, ditches and counterscarp.
1 Excavation on a supermarket site cut across a clay and gravel rampart and its ditch, which are taken to be the late 2nd century defences here taking a different ...
The remains of the defensive rampart, a large earthen mound, around the Roman town of Alcester were found during an excavation. The site was situated to the east of Priory Road.
1 1985: Watching brief on foundations for a new garage. One of foundation trenches produced reddish-brown silty clay similar to that found on AL14 (between No 8 and 10 Meeting ...
The possible remains of the Roman defensive rampart around the Roman town of Alcester was found. The site was located on the east side of Tibbets Close.
2 Group of ring ditches and a small rectangular enclosure show on aerial photographs. The site is probably that of a Second World War searchlight battery or anti aircraft battery ...
A group of ring ditches and a small enclosure are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. The features probably represent the remains of a Second World War searchlight battery or anti aircraft battery. It is situated 500m north west of Copt Green.
1 A defence position, apparent on aerial photographs to the east of Baginton Air Field, was mapped as part of the English Heritage (EH) National Mapping Project (NMP). ...
A defence position is apparent on aerial photographs to the east of Baginton Air Field.
1 The village, well-placed on a triangle of land above the junction of two little streams, was formerly defended by entrenchments running all round it; these probably enclosed an area ...
A linear feature is visible as an earthwork at Great Wolford. It probably dates to the Medieval period.
1 A corner and two sides of a triple ditched enclosure. The site is an enigma, for the inner ditch does not exhibit as large a radius as one would ...
The site of a possible Roman fort, comprising a triple ditched enclosure which is visible on aerial photographs. The site is located 1km north east of Clifford Chambers. Alternative interpretations of the site suggest that this was a Roman settlement.
1 At Meeting Lane (AL14), trial excavations in 1983 revealed a layer of silty clay which although aceramic, may represent the Roman rampart or related structure.
The possible remains of a rampart which formed part of the defences of the Roman town of Alcester. The remains were found during archaeological work in Meeting Lane, Alcester.
1 Two trenches 5m wide, dug in 1989 and 1990 respectively, have located the southern defences and have suggested a revision of the overall shape as a rectangle. In 1989 ...
Excavations revealed the remains of a Roman fort and associated buildings. The fort is situated 300m north east of Bardon Manor Farm.
1 Through this lordship doth one of those Roman ways… extend…; upon which, as is apparent, hath been a Roman Fortification, and within the compass thereof divers old coynes digg’d ...
Chesterton Camp, a Roman fortification which was built around the shrunken Roman town. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It is located 800m north west of Windmill Hill.
1 Large enclosure shows on AP.
2 A natural feature. However some marks in the centre would appear to have been WWII gun batteries. (Info from the farmer).
At the centre of an enclosure of unknown date are the possible remains of an anti aircraft battery dating to the Second World War. The features are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs and are situated on Frizmore Hill.