Information for record number MWA19242:
Cropmark enclosure, NW of Halford

Summary A well-defined cropmark enclosure evident on Google Earth imagery.
What Is It?  
Type: Enclosure
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Great Alne
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 25 45
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Level of Protection Local
Description

 
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2 A large rectalinear cropmark enclosure visible on Google Earth imagery measuring c.120 by 100m was identified by the AOC Assessment of Local Services Villages for Stratford-on-Avon District Council in 2012.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: Historic Environment Assessment of Local Service Villages, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Carter, H and MacQuarrie, H
Date: 2012
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Internet Data
Title: Google Earth Aerial and Street View
Author/originator: Google Earth
Date: 1945-present
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Glossary

 
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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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monument VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. 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

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