Information for record number MWA4146:
Undated cropmark enclosures

Summary The site of several enclosures of unknown date that are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. Alternatively, the cropmarks might be ring ditches or a Second World War anti aircraft battery. They are situated 200m north of London Road.
What Is It?  
Type: Enclosure, Ring Ditch, Anti Aircraft Battery
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Dunchurch
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 45 72
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 AP.
2 Small undated oval enclosures (?ring ditches) show on aerial photographs.
3 Possible group of three ring ditches. However, could also be the remains of a WW2 anti-aircraft battery!
4 Mapping altered to reflect results of National Mapping Programme.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title:
Author/originator: J Pickering
Date: 1962
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP4489 C/D/E/X
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: A426 Rugby Western Bypass Stage 2 Survey
Author/originator: Warwickshire Museum
Date: 1996
Page Number: 27
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Validation as a result of the NMP project data
Author/originator: G Carey
Date: 2009 onwards
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: R.C.Hingley personal comment
Author/originator: Hingley R C
Date: 1989
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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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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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 ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument OVAL ENCLOSURE * An oval shaped area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier. 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 RING DITCH * Circular or near circular ditches, usually seen as cropmarks. Use the term where the function is unknown. Ring ditches may be the remains of ploughed out round barrows, round houses, or of modern features such as searchlight emplacements. back
monument AIRCRAFT * An aircraft, either whole or in part. Aircraft often survive as commemorative monuments, gate guardians or crash sites. back
monument ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY * A site containing one or more artillery pieces and/or rocket launchers for firing at enemy aircraft. back
monument BATTERY * A site where guns, mortars or searchlights are mounted. Use specific type where known. back

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