Information for record number MWA5410:
Undated pit clusters, Wolston

Summary Two pit clusters of unknown date are visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. They are situated to the south of Wolston.
What Is It?  
Type: Pit Cluster
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wolston
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 40 75
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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2 Two small clusters of pits of uncertain date show on aerial photographs.
3 Site no 101 in survey.
4 Two pit clusters, a pit alignment, three ditched enclosures (MWA 3420) and evidence of ridge and furrow ploughing (MWA 12103) were mapped as part of the English Heritage National Mapping Project.
 
Sources
Source No: 4
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP 4075 Frame 11
Author/originator: CUCAP
Date: 7 July 1962
Page Number: Frame 11
Volume/Sheet: SP 4075
   
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: Serial
Title: Archaeological Journal 1964
Author/originator: Webster G and Hobley B
Date: 1964
Page Number: 22
Volume/Sheet: 121
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: R.C. Hingley personal comments
Author/originator: R C Hingley
Date:
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Images:  
Two pit clusters visible as cropmarks to the south of Wolston
Copyright: WA Baker
Date: 1962
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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 RIDGE AND FURROW * A series of long, raised ridges separated by ditches used to prepare the ground for arable cultivation. This was a technique, characteristic of the medieval period. back
monument DITCHED ENCLOSURE * An area of land enclosed by one or several boundary ditches. Double index with a term to indicate the shape of the enclosure where known. back
monument PIT CLUSTER * A spatially discrete group of pits usually containing artefactual material with little or no accompanying evidence for structural features. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument PIT ALIGNMENT * A single line, or pair of roughly parallel lines, of pits set at intervals along a common axis or series of axes. The pits are not thought to have held posts. back

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