Information for record number MWA12096:
Bomb craters to the east of Ryton on Dunsmore

Summary Bomb craters to the east of Ryton on Dunsmore are evident on aerial photographs
What Is It?  
Type: Bomb Crater
Period: Modern (1914 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ryton on Dunsmore
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 38 74
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Bomb craters to the east of Ryton on Dunsmore are evident on aerial photographs mapped as part of the English Heritage National Mapping Project.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: 3G TUD UK 9 Frame 5316
Author/originator: RAF
Date: 20 Dec 1945
Page Number: Frame 5316
Volume/Sheet: 3G TUD UK 9
   
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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 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 BOMB CRATER * A depression in the ground caused by the explosion of a mine or bombshell. back

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