Information for record number MWA1555:
Undated Enclosure 400m E of Burton Farm

Summary The site of an undated enclosure which is visible as a crop mark on aerial photographs. Appears to be a geological or natural feature. It is situated 600m north of Bishopton.
What Is It?  
Type: Enclosure, Non Antiquity
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Old Stratford and Drayton
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 18 56
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

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2 Crop mark enclosure of dubious origin shows on air photograph.
3 Observation after topsoil stripping as part of a water main line project revealed no archaeological features or finds, confirming its non-archaeological status.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP2555
Author/originator: JP
Date: 1976
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP2555 A-E
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Recording on the Severn Trent Water Stratford Strategic Supply Water Main 1995-1996.
Author/originator: Palmer S & Meek J
Date: 2003
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 0307
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: R.C. Hingley personal comments
Author/originator: R C Hingley
Date:
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE * Use only for features assumed to be archaeological but which cannot be identified more precisely without further investigation .Use more specific term where known back
monument NON ANTIQUITY * Use to identify a feature, previously thought to be a monument but now disproved, or to avoid erroneous identification as a monument in future. Where a feature is regarded as an antiquity, but is unclassified, use SITE. 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 NATURAL FEATURE * Use only for natural features mistakenly assumed to be archaeological or natural features with archaeological significance. back

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