Information for record number MWA13070:
Earthwork platform, St James' Church, Weddington

Summary A possible rectangular platform can be seen on aerial photographs and LiDAR imagery. The adjacent church is known to be on raised ground and there is a possibility that the two earthworks could be joined.
What Is It?  
Type: Earthwork
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nuneaton and Bedworth
District: Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 35 93
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
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2 Platform adjacent to the church of St James, Weddington is visible on aerial photographs and LiDAR imagery, as is the Platform on which the church sits.
3 Ridge and furrow was identified by geophysical survey in the field containing the Platform adjacent to the church. This may be overlain by the Platform feature or butt up against it.
4 A field observation by Tom Welsh suggests that the two Platforms are joined; forming a larger Platform. The church is offset to the north-east of this larger Platform.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP3593
Author/originator:
Date: 29/03/68
Page Number: 1684
Volume/Sheet: SP3593
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Correspondence from Tom Welsh describing his observations of earthworks at Weddington
Author/originator: Welsh T
Date: 2012
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Source No: 1
Source Type: LIDAR
Title: Environment Agency LIDAR (2008)
Author/originator: Environment Agency
Date: 2008
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Plan
Title: Sketch Plan of an earthwork at St james' Church, Weddington
Author/originator: Welsh T
Date: 2012
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Glossary

 
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technique Geophysical Survey The measuring and recording of electrical resistivity or magnetism in order to determine the existence and outline of buried features such as walls and ditches. Geophysical techniques include resistivity survey, magnetometer survey and ground penetrating radar. View Image 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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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
monument RIDGE AND FURROW * A series of long, raised ridges separated by ditches used to prepare the ground for arable cultivation. This was a technique, characteristic of the medieval period. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. 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 PLATFORM * Unspecified. Use specific type where known. back
monument EARTHWORK * A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification. back

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