Information for record number MWA12046:
Ring ditch and linear features in Curdworth Parish

Summary A ring ditch and linear features 350m to the north west of Newlands Farm, Curdworth are evident as crop marks on aerial photographs.
What Is It?  
Type: Ditch, Ring Ditch
Period: Late Prehistoric (4000 BC - 42 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Curdworth
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 19 92
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 A ring ditch and linear features 350m to the north west of Newlands Farm, Curdworth are evident as crop marks on aerial photographs mapped as part of English Heritage (EH) National Mapping Project (NMP). The ring ditch is oval and very faint which may point to it being a result of modern agricultural practices. The southern linear features look like field bondaries and may also be modern or late prehistoric. The large northern linear feature is a peculiar form and may be a reflection of the underlying geology.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: 543_RAF_1311_F21 Frame 230
Author/originator: RAF
Date: 14 jun 19961
Page Number: Frame 230
Volume/Sheet: 543_RAF_1311_F21
   
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Glossary

 
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technique Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical. back
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 Prehistoric About 500,000 BC to 42 AD

The Prehistoric period covers all the periods from the Palaeolithic to the end of the Iron Age.
This is a time when people did not write anything down so there is no documentary evidence for archaeologists to look at. Instead, the archaeologists look at the material culture belonging to the people and the places where they lived for clues about their way of life.

The Prehistoric period is divided into the Early Prehistoric and Later Prehistoric.
The Early Prehistoric period covers the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods.
The Later Prehistoric period covers Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age times.
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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 LINEAR FEATURE * A length of straight, curved or angled earthwork or cropmark of uncertain date or function. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument RING DITCH * Circular or near circular ditches, usually seen as cropmarks. Use the term where the function is unknown. Ring ditches may be the remains of ploughed out round barrows, round houses, or of modern features such as searchlight emplacements. back
monument DITCH * A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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