Information for record number MWA12345:
Ridge and Furrow Ploughing, Shilton

Summary Ridge and furrow ploughing survives as earthworks visible on aerial photography near to the M69. It is in an area where Ridge and furrow ploughing has already been identified in adjacent fields.
What Is It?  
Type: Ridge And Furrow
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Shilton
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 39 84
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Visible on aerial photographs from 2007.
2 Visible on http://local.live.com
3 Information received from Mr and Mrs Thom from Shilton.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: Modern Aerial Photography (High Resolution)
Author/originator: Millenium Map?
Date: 2001?
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: Microsoft Live Search maps (http://maps.live.com)
Author/originator: Microsoft
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Verbal communication
Author/originator: Mr and Mrs Thom
Date: 2005
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technique Earthwork Earthworks can take the form of banks, ditches and mounds. They are usually created for a specific purpose. A bank, for example, might be the remains of a boundary between two or more fields. Some earthworks may be all that remains of a collapsed building, for example, the grassed-over remains of building foundations.

In the winter, when the sun is lower in the sky than during the other seasons, earthworks have larger shadows. From the air, archaeologists are able to see the patterns of the earthworks more easily. Earthworks can sometimes be confusing when viewed at ground level, but from above, the general plan is much clearer.

Archaeologists often carry out an aerial survey or an earthwork survey to help them understand the lumps and bumps they can see on the ground.
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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 RIDGE AND FURROW * A series of long, raised ridges separated by ditches used to prepare the ground for arable cultivation. This was a technique, characteristic of the medieval period. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument EARTHWORK * A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification. back

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