Information for record number MWA1274:
Undated quarry site, Ettington.

Summary The site of several undated quarry pits. They are located 600m north west of Fullready.
What Is It?  
Type: Quarry
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ettington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 27 46
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Lands not exceeding 3 acres in Upper Ettington and 2 acres in Fulready were to be reserved for public stone pits and quarries for the repairs of roads.
2 stone pit ground is marked on a map of 1841 at Fulready. SP2764645.
3 The field at Fulready was stubble and no surface irregularities which may have been the remains of stone pits could be found.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 5, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1965
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 5
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: Shirley Estate Map
Author/originator: Mitchell R
Date: 1841
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: CR 1212_1
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: SMW
Date: 1979
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 1346
   
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Glossary

 
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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
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. 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 FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back

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