Information for record number MWA6734:
Poss Linear Cropmark 300m SW of Lower Spernall Farm

Summary A linear feature of unknown date. It is visible as a crop mark on aerial photographs. The feature is located 500m south west of the church, Spernall.
What Is It?  
Type: Linear Feature
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Sambourne
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 08 61
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

2 A possible linear cropmark has been identified from air photographs.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP1158
Author/originator: Palmer N J
Date: 1990
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP1158 A, B
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Unpublished Document
Author/originator: Hodgson J C
Date: 1993
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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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 CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. 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

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