Information for record number MWA12000:
Cropmarks in fields near Drayton Basset

Summary Cropmarks in fields near Drayton Basset
What Is It?  
Type: Boundary Ditch, Drainage Ditch
Period: Early Iron Age - Industrial (800 BC - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
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Grid Reference: SP 19 99
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
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1 A series of cropmaks in field adjacent to the Birmingham to Fazeley canal mapped as part of the English Heritage National Mapping Program are probably resulting from modern drainage work.
 
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Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP2098 Frame 5 (AGE 1)
Author/originator: CUAP
Date: 16/7/62
Page Number: Frame 5
Volume/Sheet: SP2098
   
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technique Cropmark Cropmarks appear as light and dark marks in growing and ripening crops. These marks relate to differences in the soil below. For example, parched lines of grass may indicate stone walls. Crops that grow over stone features often ripen more quickly and are shorter than the surrounding crop. This is because there is less moisture in the soil where the wall lies.

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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Iron Age About 800 BC to 43 AD

The Iron Age comes after the Bronze Age and before the Roman period. It is a time when people developed the skills and knowledge to work and use iron, hence the name ‘Iron Age’ which is given to this period. Iron is a much tougher and more durable metal than bronze but it also requires more skill to make objects from it. People continued to use bronze during this period.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument CANAL * An artificial navigable waterway used for the transportation of goods. Nowadays also used for recreational purposes. back
monument BOUNDARY DITCH * A ditch that indicates the limit of an area or a piece of land. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument DRAINAGE DITCH * A long, narrow ditch designed to carry water away from a waterlogged area. back

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