Information for record number MWA19262:
Possible moated site, Welcombe Bank Farm, Ingon Lane, Snitterfield

Summary A possible moat ditch surrounding a platform is evident on LiDAR imagery to the north of Welcome Bank Farm. It is alternatively the result of quarrying activity in the area.
What Is It?  
Type: Moat?, Quarry?, Drainage Ditch?
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Snitterfield
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 21 57
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

1 A wide shallow ditch, c.40 x 40m, is evident on LiDAR imagery enclosing a platform measuring c.20 x 20m. It is possible that it represents a moated platform. However, there is known to have been various episodes of small-scale quarrying in the vicinity and it is also possible that this feature represents activity associated with this. Possible linear features, aligned North-South, are visible on LiDAR to its east, possibly representing drainage channels.
2 features also visible on Satellite Imagery, particularly the 1999 Google Earth layer.
 
Sources
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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Source No: 1
Source Type: LIDAR
Title: Environment Agency LIDAR (2008)
Author/originator: Environment Agency
Date: 2008
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Glossary

 
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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monument LAYER * An archaeological unit of soil in a horizontal plane which may seal features or be cut through by other features. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument MOAT * A wide ditch surrounding a building, usually filled with water. Use for moated sites, not defensive moats. Use with relevant site type where known, eg. MANOR HOUSE, GARDEN, etc. back
monument LINEAR FEATURE * A length of straight, curved or angled earthwork or cropmark of uncertain date or function. back
monument PLATFORM * Unspecified. Use specific type where known. back
monument DITCH * A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. back
monument DRAINAGE DITCH * A long, narrow ditch designed to carry water away from a waterlogged area. back
monument QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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