| Abstract: |
Archaeological Surveys Ltd carried out magnetometry over ten areas representing five separate sites within the parish of Tysoe, Warwickshire. Each site was considered to have potential for Romano-British remains based on fieldwalking evidence, cropmarks or topography. The surveys aimed to improve understanding of the Roman History of Tysoe and the work was funded by the Council for British Archaeology's Mick Aston Archaeology Fund. Survey at Downs Farm, to the south of the village, located a complex area of enclosures and archaeological features covering at least 3.5ha. It is likely that the anomalies represent a farming settlement with its origin sometime in the prehistoric and continuing through the Roman period. Magnetometry carried out over 7.8ha to the north east of Hopkins Farm located extensive anomalies relating to ditches and enclosures associated with Roman and possible prehistoric settlement and agriculture. The survey at Feoffee Farm located several fragmented enclosure ditches were visible in the data but the survey has added little to furthering the understanding of the site. Previously unreported surveys at Madhill indicate a complex area of enclosures and ditches of archaeological potential disturbed by ridge and furrow but lying immediately south of structural remains of Roman origin identified from fieldwalking. Magnetometry was also targeted on Windmill Hill, considered to be a possible Iron Age hill fort, and on circular cropmarks to the west of Tysoe. Although several anomalies of uncertain origin were located at both sites, no anomalies could be confidently interpreted as having archaeological potential. |
| Locations: |
| Site: |
The Roman History of Tysoe |
| County: |
Warwickshire |
| District: |
Stratford-on-Avon |
| Parish: |
TYSOE |
| Country: |
England |
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