Information for record number MWA6782:
Enclosure 1km E of Butlers Marston

Summary A cropmark enclosure with an entrance on the south side is visible on aerial photographs. It is located 1km east of Butlers Marston and is of unknown date.
What Is It?  
Type: Enclosure, Trapezoidal Enclosure
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Butlers Marston
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 30 50
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 A small trapezoidal cropmark enclosure has been identified from air photographs. An entrance is visible on the south side of the enclosure.
2 The field in which this enclosure is located also appears to contain ploughed-out ridge and furrow cultivation, and the stratigraphic relationship of the enclosure to this is not clear.
3 A possible Iron Age or Roman period curvilinear ditched enclosure is visible on aerial photographs of 1990 as a cropmark in a field between Lobbington Farm and Butlers Marston. It appears to have an entrance in its southern side. This feature has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the SE Warwickshire and Cotswolds HLS NMP project.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP1055
Author/originator: Hartley R F
Date: 1990
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Volume/Sheet: SP1055 B-D
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: SE Warwickshire and Cotswolds NMP Project
Author/originator: Josephine Janik
Date: 2010-2012
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Unpublished Document
Author/originator: Hodgson J C
Date: 1993
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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
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 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 FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. 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 FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. 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 TRAPEZOIDAL ENCLOSURE * An area of land, roughly shaped like a trapezoid and enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier. 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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