Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record
Warwickshire County Council, 2003.
Data copyright © Warwickshire County Council unless otherwise stated
This work is licensed under the ADS Terms of Use and Access.
Primary contact
Museum Field Services - Warwickshire County Council
Warwickshire Museum
The Butts
Warwick
CV34 4SS
England
Tel: 01926 412734
Fax: 01926 412974
Resource identifiers
- ADS Collection: 367
Introduction
The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record (SMR) is a database containing information about archaeological sites and findspots in the county of Warwickshire. The record holds information about sites and finds covering a huge time span, from the Palaeolithic to the 20th century. A wide variety of monuments are recorded, from prehistoric barrows to medieval settlements to World War II pillboxes.
Warwickshire's best-known monuments are included in the record, such as Warwick and Kenilworth Castles, sections of the Fosse Way and Watling Street Roman roads, and the English Civil War battlefield at Edgehill. Furthermore, the record includes information about some of the best ridge and furrow earthworks in the country and the oldest man-made object found in England, the Waverley Wood handaxe.
The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record is a service provided by the Libraries, Heritage and Trading Standards Department of Warwickshire County Council. It is part of the Archaeological Information and Advice Group of the Museum Field Services. The Record encompasses information on around 10,000 sites and finds in Warwickshire. One strength of the SMR is the link between monuments and 18,000 sources of information that have been consulted during the compilation of the Record.
What you can find on this website
This website provides access to basic information about Warwickshire's archaeological and historic sites and finds. The SMR acts as an index to sources of information that are often more detailed. Many of these sources, such as aerial photographs, historic maps, excavation reports and journals, are held at the offices of Museum Field Services in Warwick and can be consulted by making an appointment (see contact details left).
The information included on this website incorporates the following:
| SMR Number | A unique number given to each individual record. |
| Name | The name of the site. |
| Summary | A short description of what the site, object or building is, how old it is and its approximate location. |
| What is it? | |
| Type | The specific type of monument, find or building e.g. castle. |
| Period | The period to which the monument, find or building can be dated e.g. medieval. |
| Where is it? | |
| Parish | The parish in which the monument or building is located or in which the find was made. |
| District | The district in which the monument or building is located or in which the find was made. |
| Grid Reference | A four-figure National Grid Reference showing in which kilometre square the monument or building is located or in which the find was made. |
| Level of Protection | The level at which the monument or building is protected. All monuments and buildings that appear on the website are protected at a local level by being placed on the Sites and Monuments Record. Some monuments and buildings are also protected at a national level e.g. scheduled ancient monument. |
| Description | A description of the monument, building or find. This description is compiled from extracts of a variety of sources of information. The description includes numbers in triangular brackets and these relate directly to the numbers in list of sources. This enables you to match which part of the description comes from which source. |
| Source | The publication, map, photograph etc from which information about the monument, building or find has been taken. |
| Source No. | The number of the source. Each source is given a number. This number also appears in the description in triangular brackets so that the source can be matched to the relevant part of the description. |
| Source Type | The type of source from which the information comes e.g. a map, bibliographic reference, unpublished document, correspondence etc. |
| Title | The title of the source. |
| Author/originator | The name of the person or organisation responsible for creating the source. |
| Date | The year in which the source was created. |
| Page Number | If the source is a book, report, journal etc the page number indicates the page from which the information in the description was taken. |
| Volume/Sheet | If the source is a journal this gives the volume number of the journal. If the source is a map this gives the map sheet number. |
Using Warwickshire SMR Data
Information extracted by the user must be used solely for the user's personal interest. Warwickshire SMR information contained within the website is protected by copyright law and must not be reproduced, copied, passed, sold, published, demonstrated, lent, or otherwise transferred in data or written format by the user to a third party without the prior written consent of Warwickshire County Council.
Archaeological Sites
Warwickshire County Council strictly prohibits the Warwickshire SMR information contained within the ADS website being used for purposes that damage, or could lead to damage to, archaeological sites, historic buildings and landscapes. The inclusion of an archaeological feature within the Warwickshire SMR data set does not imply any right of public access to that archaeological feature.
Accuracy of the Warwickshire SMR Data
Whilst Warwickshire County Council makes every reasonable attempt to maintain the accuracy of the Warwickshire SMR data, Warwickshire County Council does not provide any guarantees to users as to the accuracy of any information contained within the SMR data set. The Warwickshire SMR data on the ADS website is compiled from diverse sources on an ongoing basis. The Warwickshire SMR data provided on the ADS website is therefore not a definitive source but reflects the state of Warwickshire County Council's records on the date that the ADS website was last updated.
Disclaimer of Liability
Warwickshire County Council excludes (so far as the law permits) all liability whatsoever for any loss or damage howsoever arising out of the use of the Warwickshire SMR data contained in the ADS website.
How To Contact Us
If you would like more detailed information, or would like to visit the SMR, or have information that you think should be included on the Warwickshire SMR you can contact us at the address in the sidebar.
