Information for record number MWA6727:
Cropmark 220m Southwest of Bramcote Hall

Summary A rectangular cropmark of unknown date is visible on aerial photographs. It is situated 200m southwest of Bramcote Hall. The feature may be an enclosure or a quarry pit.
What Is It?  
Type: Quarry, Rectangular Enclosure
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Polesworth
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SK 26 04
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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2 Sub-rectilinear cropmark enclosure can be identified on aerial photographs. Several short linear features are also visible.
3 It has been noticed that the cropmark is located over the area of a quarry shown on the 1st and 2nd edition OS maps. As such there is a high chance that this cropmark is associated with the quarry and is not an enclosure.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP1951
Author/originator: Hartley, R F
Date: 1990
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Volume/Sheet: SP1951A-C
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Map
Title: 1st edition 1:2500
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1882-1889
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Map
Title: 2nd edition 1:2500
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1900-1905
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Unpublished Document
Author/originator: Hodgson J C
Date: 1993
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm. Anna Stocks
Author/originator: Anna Stocks
Date: 2007 onwards
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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 FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE * A rectangular shaped area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier. 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 LINEAR FEATURE * A length of straight, curved or angled earthwork or cropmark of uncertain date or function. 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 QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back
monument STOCKS * An instrument of punishment, in which the offender was placed in a sitting position in a timber frame, with holes to confine the ankles and wrists between two planks. back

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