Information for record number MWA12370:
Curvilinear Crop marks, Salford Priors

Summary A curvilinear crop mark can be seen on aerial photographs 850m south east from Dunnington Court.
What Is It?  
Type: Ditch
Period: Unknown
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

  
Source Number  

1An undated crop mark apparent on aerial photographs was mapped as part of the English Heritage National Mapping Project.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP0853 Frame 8
Author/originator: J Pickering
Date: 1 Jul 1984
Page Number: Frame 8
Volume/Sheet: SP0853
   
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Glossary

 
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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
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

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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