Information for record number MWA1250:
Earthworks 200m N of James Farm

Summary Earthworks associated with water drainage, together with a depression which may have been a pond. They are of unknown date and are situated 400m east of Botley Hill, Ullenhall.
What Is It?  
Type: Pond, Drain
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ullenhall
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 14 68
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A rectangular-shaped depression about 40 x 20m surrounded by a shallow bank was noted towards the bottom of a slope. Further up the slope to the SW is a hollow, the NE end of which might once have drained into the larger depression. To the NW is a narrow channel running down the hill, but this does not appear to lead anywhere. It is assumed that the earthworks are associated with water drainage and the large depression was once a pool. The field immediately to the W is called pool Hill on the Tithe Award Map. The area is now completely dry underfoot.
3 Description of fieldwork undertaken in the Wooton Wawen Project.
4 Brief description of selective fieldwork along lengths of Wooton Wawen parish boundary.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Wootton Wawen Project
Author/originator: Bassett S
Date: 1986
Page Number: 12-23
Volume/Sheet: Interim Report No 4
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: Map 1839
Author/originator:
Date: 1839
Page Number: Z216 (U)
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Serial
Title: WMA vol 29 1986
Author/originator: Bassett S
Date: 1986
Page Number: 62
Volume/Sheet: 29
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Serial
Title: WMA vol 30 1987
Author/originator: Bassett S
Date: 1987
Page Number: 57
Volume/Sheet: 30
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: PJA
Date: 1979
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 1234
   
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
source WMA West Midlands Archaeology. This publication contains a short description for each of the sites where archaeological work has taken place in the previous year. It covers Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. Some of these descriptions include photographs, plans and drawings of the sites and/or the finds that have been discovered. The publication is produced by the Council For British Archaeology (CBA) West Midlands and is published annually. Copies are held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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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monument POOL * A small body of water, either natural or artificial. back
monument FIELDWORK * A usually temporary earthwork or fortification, the latter constructed by military forces operating in the field. Use more specific type where known. back
monument HOLLOW * A hollow, concave formation or place, which has sometimes been dug out. back
monument POND * A body of still water often artificially formed for a specific purpose. Use specifc type where known. back
monument DRAIN * An artificial channel for draining water or carrying it off. back
monument PARISH BOUNDARY * The limit line of a parish. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument EARTHWORK * A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification. back

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