Information for record number MWA12234:
Linear Crop marks, Salford Priors

Summary Two linear crop marks can be seen on aerial photographs 900m south east from Dunnington Court.
What Is It?  
Type: Ditch, Rectilinear Enclosure?
Period: Early Iron Age - Romano-British (800 BC - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Salford Priors
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 08 53
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Two undated crop marks apparent on aerial photographs were mapped as part of the English Heritage National Mapping Project.
2 The more westerly of the two crop marks appears to have an approximately 90 degree bend in it similar to the corners of enclosures nearby and may possibly be the remains of a rectangular enclosure. The easterly crop mark is very straight and may be the result of modern agricultural practice.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP0752 Frame 34
Author/originator: J Pickering
Date: 8 Jul 1984
Page Number: Frame 34
Volume/Sheet: SP0752
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Personal Comment
Author/originator: L Chadd
Date: 2008
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Pers Com
   
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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 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 RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE * A monument consisting of an area of land enclosed by a ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier, where the barrier consists of several straight or near straight sections. back
monument RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE * A rectangular shaped area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier. back
monument ENCLOSURE * An area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or other similar barrier. Use specific type where known. 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

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