Information for record number MWA6756:
Enclosure 150m SW of Blacklands Fm

Summary A large double ditched enclosure is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. The enclosure is of unknown date. It is situated 1km south of Butlers Marston.
What Is It?  
Type: Enclosure, Double Ditched Enclosure?
Period: Early Iron Age - Romano-British (800 BC - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Butlers Marston
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 31 49
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

7 Part of a large double-ditched rectangular cropmark enclosure has been identified on air photographs. No entrances are visible.
8 A possible Iron Age or Roman double ditched rectilinear enclosure is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1990 and was mapped as part of the SE Warwickshire and Cotswolds HLS NMP project. The enclosure is located southwest of Blacklands Farm at SP 31920 49153, and a double ditch on three sides defines the enclosure; the eastern side is not visible and the enclosure is cut by the north-south trackway from Blacklands Farm. The enclosure measures about 93m by 100m (measured from the external ditch).
 
Sources
Source No: 5
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP3249
Author/originator: Hingley R C
Date: 1986
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP3249 R
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP1158
Author/originator: Palmer N J
Date: 1990
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP1158 A, B
   
Source No: 3
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: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP0859
Author/originator: Hodgson J C
Date: 1990
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP0859 AT, AX-AZ, BA
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP0859
Author/originator: Hodgson J C
Date: 1990
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP0859 AT, AX-AZ, BA
   
Source No: 6
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP1055
Author/originator: Hartley R F
Date: 1990
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP1055 B-D
   
Source No: 8
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: SE Warwickshire and Cotswolds NMP Project
Author/originator: Amanda Dickson
Date: 2010-2012
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 7
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Unpublished Document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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Description  
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 Iron Age About 800 BC to 43 AD

The Iron Age comes after the Bronze Age and before the Roman period. It is a time when people developed the skills and knowledge to work and use iron, hence the name ‘Iron Age’ which is given to this period. Iron is a much tougher and more durable metal than bronze but it also requires more skill to make objects from it. People continued to use bronze during this period.
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period Roman About 43 AD to 409 AD (the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD)

The Roman period comes after the Iron Age and before the Saxon period.

The Roman period in Britain began in 43 AD when a Roman commander called Aulus Plautius invaded the south coast, near Kent. There were a series of skirmishes with the native Britons, who were defeated. In the months that followed, more Roman troops arrived and slowly moved westwards and northwards.
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monument DOUBLE DITCHED ENCLOSURE * An area of land enclosed by two parallel ditches. Use with specific shaped enclosure where known. back
monument RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE * A monument consisting of an area of land enclosed by a ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier, where the barrier consists of several straight or near straight sections. 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 DITCH * A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. back
monument TRACKWAY * A pathway, not necessarily designed as such, beaten down by the feet of travellers. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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