Information for record number MWA3122:
Possible Cropmark E of School Lane, S on D

Summary A square enclosure of unknown date is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. The enclosure is situated 200m east of School Lane, Stretton on Dunsmore.
What Is It?  
Type: Enclosure
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stretton on Dunsmore
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 41 73
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

 
Source Number  

1 Aerial photos show a distinct square enclosure adjacent to a former field boundary or footpath.
2 No surface indications.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP4168
Author/originator: J Pickering
Date: 1976
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP4168-A
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: GTD
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3124
   
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Glossary

 
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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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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 SCHOOL * An establishment in which people, usually children, are taught. back
monument SQUARE ENCLOSURE * A square shaped area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier. Small square enclosures (with sides of less than c.20m) have been interpreted as the remains of square barrows of Iron Age date. 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 FIELD BOUNDARY * The limit line of a field. back
monument FOOTPATH * A path for pedestrians only. back

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