Information for record number MWA4190:
Possible Earthworks to S of Church

Summary The possible site of an earthwork of unknown date is suggested by documentary evidence. The site lies to the south of the church at Harborough Magna.
What Is It?  
Type: Earthwork, Bank (Earthwork)
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Harborough Magna
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 47 79
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 According to an account in Bloxam there were earthworks "south of the church" which may be remains of an ancient British encampment of the Coritani tribe. When the site was visited there were no earthworks south of the church which could fit this description.
2 There are earthworks north of the church which appear to be the result of quarrying (see WA 4191) and also a probable fishpond with earthworks west of the church (see WA 4189).
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Harborough Magna
Author/originator: Bloxam M H
Date: 1976
Page Number: 2
Volume/Sheet: CRO (P)
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Site Visit
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Pehrson B
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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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 Documentary Evidence Documentary evidence is another name for written records. The first written records in Britain date back to the Roman period. Documentary evidence can take many different forms, including maps, charters, letters and written accounts. When archaeologists are researching a site, they often start by looking at documentary evidence to see if there are clues that will help them understand what they might find. Documentary evidence can help archaeologists understand sites that are discovered during an excavation, field survey or aerial survey. back
technique Earthwork Earthworks can take the form of banks, ditches and mounds. They are usually created for a specific purpose. A bank, for example, might be the remains of a boundary between two or more fields. Some earthworks may be all that remains of a collapsed building, for example, the grassed-over remains of building foundations.

In the winter, when the sun is lower in the sky than during the other seasons, earthworks have larger shadows. From the air, archaeologists are able to see the patterns of the earthworks more easily. Earthworks can sometimes be confusing when viewed at ground level, but from above, the general plan is much clearer.

Archaeologists often carry out an aerial survey or an earthwork survey to help them understand the lumps and bumps they can see on the ground.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument FISHPOND * A pond used for the rearing, breeding, sorting and storing of fish. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument EARTHWORK * A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification. back

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