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Summary	A rectangular double ditched enclosure, associated linear features and a possible trackway of unknown date are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. It has been suggested these features represent a settlement. They are located 800m west of the cemetery, Barford.

What Is It?
Type:	Settlement, Enclosure, Trackway, Double Ditched Enclosure
Period:	Unknown

Where Is It?
Parish:	Barford
District:	Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference:	SP 26 60
(Data represented on this map shows the current selected record as a single point, this is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent an accurate or complete representation of archaeological sites or features)

Level of Protection	National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: ) Sites & Monuments Record

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2 Rectangular double ditched enclosure associated with linear features and a possible trackway to the S.
3 Cropmarks very clear on Google Earth satellite imagery from 2006.

Sources

Source No:	1
Source Type:	Aerial Photograph
Title:	SP2854
Author/originator:	Pickering J
Date:
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:	SP2854 A-D, J-S

Source No:	3
Source Type:	Internet Data
Title:	Google Earth Aerial and Street View
Author/originator:	Google Earth
Date:	1945-present
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:

Source No:	2
Source Type:	Record Card/Form
Title:
Author/originator:	Hingley R C
Date:	1985
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:	PRN 4646

Images:
	Cropmarks revealing the site of a settlement at Barford Copyright: Warwickshire County Council Date: 1984
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	A double-ditched enclosure, possibly a settlement, visible as a cropmark west of Barford Copyright: WA Baker Date: 1969
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Word or Phrase	Description
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. more ->	back
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
SETTLEMENT *	A small concentration of dwellings.	back
DOUBLE DITCHED ENCLOSURE *	An area of land enclosed by two parallel ditches. Use with specific shaped enclosure where known.	back
FEATURE *	Areas of indeterminate function.	back
LINEAR FEATURE *	A length of straight, curved or angled earthwork or cropmark of uncertain date or function.	back
ENCLOSURE *	An area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or other similar barrier. Use specific type where known.	back
CEMETERY *	An area of ground, set apart for the burial of the dead.	back
TRACKWAY *	A pathway, not necessarily designed as such, beaten down by the feet of travellers.	back