Information for record number MWA12301:
Earth banks at Brinklow

Summary Two earth banks can be seen on aerial photographs to the south of Brinklow Castle.
What Is It?  
Type: Fishpond, Plough Headland
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Brinklow
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 43 79
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Two earth banks seen on aerial photographs to the south of Brinklow Castle were mapped as part of the English Heritage National Mapping Project. <2. The banks may be plough headlands similar to those in the same area (MWA12300) but there is a possibility that they are part of a fish pond.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP4379 Frame 32
Author/originator: English Heritage
Date: 25/2/2004
Page Number: Frame 32
Volume/Sheet: SP4379
   
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 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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monument FISHPOND * A pond used for the rearing, breeding, sorting and storing of fish. back
monument POND * A body of still water often artificially formed for a specific purpose. Use specifc type where known. back
monument CASTLE * A fortress and dwelling, usually medieval in origin, and often consisting of a keep, curtain wall and towers etc. back
monument PLOUGH HEADLAND * A narrow strip of land where a plough and team could turn. This usually remains higher than the ploughed land. back

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