Information for record number MWA12479:
Cropmark complex to the E of Milcote Manor

Summary A small area of cropmark features are visible immediately to the E of Milcote Manor. They may be part of a larger complex, recorded as MWA1297 to the East.
What Is It?  
Type: Ditch?, Pit?, Enclosure?, Ring 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: )
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1 A small area of cropmark features are visible immediately to the E of Milcote Manor. They may be part of a larger complex, recorded as MWA1297 to the East. They are visible on aerial photography c.2004, but are not apparent on any other aerial photographs checked.
2 These features, comprising an ?annular enclosure, a number of ditches (one with a rounded corner) and a series of possible pits is also visible on modern aerial photography c. 2012-2013.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: Modern Aerial Photography (High Resolution)
Author/originator: Millenium Map?
Date: 2001?
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: Modern Aerial Photography (High Resolution)
Author/originator: Blue Sky/Warwickshire County Council
Date: 2012-13
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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 FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument ENCLOSURE * An area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or other similar barrier. Use specific type where known. back
monument MANOR * An area of land consisting of the lord's demesne and of lands from whose holders he may exact certain fees, etc. back
monument RING DITCH * Circular or near circular ditches, usually seen as cropmarks. Use the term where the function is unknown. Ring ditches may be the remains of ploughed out round barrows, round houses, or of modern features such as searchlight emplacements. 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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