Information for record number MWA12477:
Undated cropmark features to the E of Milcote Manor House

Summary Various features are apparent as cropmarks to the E of Milcote Manor House.
What Is It?  
Type: Ditch
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Milcote
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 17 52
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Various vague features are apparent as cropmarks to the E of Milcote Manor House. Some linears were plotted on this area on the overlay, although these were identified as a moat to the N of the Manor House (this record has now been moved to more accurately display its location (see MWA1293). It is possible that the features here represent a continuation of the settlement complex identified almost immediately to the W (see MWA1298).
2 GIS area extended based upon modern aerial photography.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP1752
Author/originator:
Date: 01/09/54
Page Number: 0177
Volume/Sheet: SP1752
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: Modern Aerial Photography (High Resolution)
Author/originator: Millenium Map?
Date: 2001?
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Glossary

 
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technique Cropmark Cropmarks appear as light and dark marks in growing and ripening crops. These marks relate to differences in the soil below. For example, parched lines of grass may indicate stone walls. Crops that grow over stone features often ripen more quickly and are shorter than the surrounding crop. This is because there is less moisture in the soil where the wall lies.

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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 SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument MANOR HOUSE * The principal house of a manor or village. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument MOAT * A wide ditch surrounding a building, usually filled with water. Use for moated sites, not defensive moats. Use with relevant site type where known, eg. MANOR HOUSE, GARDEN, etc. 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

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