Information for record number MWA12146:
Pits and ditches to the north west of Barton on the Heath

Summary A series of pits and ditches can be seen in a field to the south of Hopyard Coppice Barton on the Heath.
What Is It?  
Type: Trackway, Natural Feature, Mineral Pit
Period: Medieval - Modern (1066 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Barton on the Heath
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 25 32
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 On the southern bank of the stanford brook a series of pits can be seen on aerial photgraphs. Two linear ditches can be seen extending to the south and southeast towards Barton. These features were mapped as part of the English Heritage National Mapping Project.
2 The pits appear to be the remains of mineral extraction with hollow ways connecting the site to the road infrastructure. The pits may also be the result of natural geological action associated with the nearby stream. If this is so the linear ditch features are possibly drainage channels.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: CPE UK 1926 Frame 4174
Author/originator: RAF
Date: 16 Jan 1947
Page Number: Frame 4174
Volume/Sheet: CPE UK 1926
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers Com
Author/originator: Laurence Chadd
Date:
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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 Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument MINERAL PIT * A pit in the ground from where minerals are dug. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. 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 NATURAL FEATURE * Use only for natural features mistakenly assumed to be archaeological or natural features with archaeological significance. back
monument TRACKWAY * A pathway, not necessarily designed as such, beaten down by the feet of travellers. back
monument COPPICE * A managed small wood or thicket of underwood grown to be periodically cut to encourage new growth providing smaller timber. back
monument STREAM * A natural flow or current of water issuing from a source. back
monument HOLLOW WAY * A way, path or road through a cutting. back

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