Information for record number MWA12296:
Possible small scale quarrying, Bretford

Summary An area of disturbed ground can be seen on aerial photographs 200m east of Willow Farm Stables, Bretford.
What Is It?  
Type: Quarry
Period: Modern (1914 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Kings Newnham
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 43 77
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 An area of disturbed ground seen on aerial photographs 200m east of Willow Farm Stables, Bretford was mapped as part of the English Heritage National Mapping Project.
2 The area of disturbed ground is very irregular and is possibly the result of small scale quarrying, a spread of spoil, or manuring.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP4377 Frame 39
Author/originator: J Pickering
Date: 19/7/1975
Page Number: Frame 39
Volume/Sheet: SP4377
   
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 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 STABLE * A building in which horses are accommodated. back
monument QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. 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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