Information for record number MWA12416:
Undated soilmarks, Austy Wood, Wootton Wawen

Summary A series of dark sub-circular soilmarks were identified by a member of the public. These, and some possible linear features can be seen on modern aerial photographs. A small collection of flints have also been picked up across these fields.
What Is It?  
Type: Linear Feature, Sub Circular Enclosure
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wootton Wawen
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 16 62
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 Details of dark soilmarks were reported by a member of the public, in the agricultural land immediately to the south of the present Austy Wood, that used to lie within its boundaries. The stains were distinctly darker than the soil, and an estimated 7.5m in diameter. The correspondant also reports that several pieces of worked flint came from the field, in a general scatter. Photos are included in the FI file.
2 A number of features can be traced on modern aerial photographs
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Correspondance from Andy Gibbons on features in Austy Wood
Author/originator: Andy Gibbons
Date: 2009
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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 FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument LINEAR FEATURE * A length of straight, curved or angled earthwork or cropmark of uncertain date or function. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument SUB CIRCULAR ENCLOSURE * A monument consisting of an area enclosed by a ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier, where the barrier follows a circular course, but is not regularly laid out. back
monument WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. back

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