Information for record number MWA4853:
Undated Linear Feature 1300m E of Burton Hastings

Summary A linear feature of unknown date is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. It is situated 500m north of Shelford.
What Is It?  
Type: Linear Feature, Pipeline
Period: Modern (1914 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Burton Hastings
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 42 89
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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4 A linear feature, about 600m long, is visible on aerial photographs.
5 This feature is quite clearly a pipe/cable trench. It is visible on Google Earth, particularly the 1999 layer, and there is a pipeline marker post in the roadside verge of the B4109 if you follow this cropmark north.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP4289
Author/originator: Pickering J
Date: 1976
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP4289I,K
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP4289
Author/originator: Pickering J
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP4289L
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP4289
Author/originator: Pickering J
Date: 1966
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP4289H
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Internet Data
Title: Google Earth Aerial and Street View
Author/originator: Google Earth
Date: 1945-present
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title:
Author/originator: Hingley R C
Date: 1985
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 4646
   
Images:  
A linear feature near Shelford
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1976
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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
period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument LAYER * An archaeological unit of soil in a horizontal plane which may seal features or be cut through by other features. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument LINEAR FEATURE * A length of straight, curved or angled earthwork or cropmark of uncertain date or function. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument MARKER POST * A post, made of wood, metal or other material, erected to mark a particular spot in the landscape. Can be used for various reasons such as measurement, calibration etc. back
monument PIPELINE * A conduit or pipes, used primarily for conveying petroleum from oil wells to a refinery, or for supplying water to a town or district, etc. back

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