Site of Undated Settlement at Cawley's Covert
Description:
The possible site of a settlement of unknown date suggested by earthworks. Burials have also been found at the site, suggesting the presence of a cemetery. The site is located at Cawley's Covert.
{1} About half a mile S of Upper Brailes is a place called Radnall Bush, where indications of early settlement are apparent. Here skeletons have been dug up, and the vestiges still exist of a building of hewn stone, 5m square, near to which are traces of a small polygonal-shaped enclosure. Close to this site are excavations and other signs of former occupancy.
{2} It has been suggested that this site was located at the above grid reference. Examination of air cover shows an area of disturbance set amid ridge and furrow and bisected by a wooded escarpment. Perambulation produced no further information and the site of the building and enclosure were not identified.
{3} Unspecified burials marked at SP2939.
Country: England
County: Warwickshire
District: Stratford on Avon
Parish: Brailes
Grid Reference:
SP300392
Map Reference:
[EPSG:27700] 430000, 239200
Subject: SETTLEMENT, BUILDING, CEMETERY, ENCLOSURE
Identifiers:
[ADS] Depositor Id: WA2325
[ADS] Associated Id: Sites & Monuments Record 2325
[ADS] Import RCN: WARWSMR-2325
People Involved:
[Publisher] Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record
Bibliographic References:
- {1} Bloxam M H, 1836: The Analyst 4 181-3
- {2} Ordnance Survey, 1968: OS Card SP25NE6
- {3} WJF: WM Consultancy Map 24
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