Information for record number MWA6736:
Poss Linear Cropmarks E Lower Farm, Salford Priors

Summary A possible linear feature which is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. It is of unknown date and is located 750m south east of Iron Cross.
What Is It?  
Type: Linear Feature
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Salford Priors
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 06 51
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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2 Two possible linear cropmarks have been identified from an air photograph. These may be non-archaeological.
3 The cropmarks look as though they are the result of recent agricultural practice
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP0651
Author/originator: CUC
Date: 1973
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP0651A
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Oakley Wood Camp
Author/originator: WM and others
Date: 1997
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Unpublished Document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 LINEAR FEATURE * A length of straight, curved or angled earthwork or cropmark of uncertain date or function. back
monument WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. back
monument CROSS * A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. Use specific type where known. back

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