Information for record number MWA2034:
Probable Site of Quarry

Summary The site of a quarry which is visible an a soil mark on aerial photographs. It is marked as a quarry on an Ordnance Survey geology map. It is located 600m south west of Walton Wood.
What Is It?  
Type: Quarry
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Pillerton Hersey
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 50
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 Soil mark on aerial photographs indicates the possible location of a quarry. On an old Ordnance Survey 6" map the area is shown as a hollow.
2 The site is also marked as a quarry on the solid and drift Ordnance Survey geology map.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP2850
Author/originator: CUCAP
Date: 1973
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: Sheet 201
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
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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 HOLLOW * A hollow, concave formation or place, which has sometimes been dug out. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. back
monument DRIFT * A straight mine entrance, driven on a constant downwards slope. back
monument QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back

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