Information for record number MWA12440:
Possible evidence for large scale ploughing in the Late Bronze Age, Pilgrim's Lock, near Bidford-on-Avon

Summary A geomorphological study of a 5.25m section during the construction of the lock recorded a reddish-buff clay. This was interpreted as potentially representing a change in agricultural practice, such as the advent of ploughing on a large scale.
What Is It?  
Type: Buried Land Surface
Period: Late Bronze Age (1200 BC - 601 BC)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bidford on Avon
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 12 51
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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