Information for record number MWA12406:
Small round earthwork, 600m SE of Clifton on Dunsmore

Summary A small round earthwork measuring about 5m in diameter and about 1m high was recorded during an archaeological assessment of the Radio Mast site. It is undated.
What Is It?  
Type: Earthwork
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Clifton on Dunsmore
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 52 75
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 A small round earthwork measuring about 5m in diameter and about 1m high was recorded during an archaeological assessment of the Radio Mast site. It is undated. This is close to but just outside the modern golf course.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Rugby Radio Station: An Archaeological Assessment
Author/originator: Nick Holder
Date: 2001
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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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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 GOLF COURSE * A prepared area of ground used to play the game of golf on. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument ROUND * A small, Iron Age/Romano-British enclosed settlement found in South West England. back
monument RADIO STATION * A building or group of buildings containing equipment capable of transmitting and receiving radio signals. Use BROADCASTING RADIO STATION for broadcasting establishments e.g. BBC Radio stations. back
monument EARTHWORK * A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification. back

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