Information for record number MWA6961:
Romano British Enclosure to NE of Glebe Farm, Exhall

Summary Part of a double-ditched enclosure of probable Romano-British date is visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark. The remains of a probable villa were found within it under the garden of 'Belmont'. The feature is situated 100m north of the church at Exhall.
What Is It?  
Type: Enclosure
Period: Early Neolithic - Romano-British (4000 BC - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Exhall
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 10 55
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

3 Two sides of a possible double-ditched enclosure can be identified on air photographs.
4 Portable Antiquities Scheme find provenance information: Date found: 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Methods of discovery: Metal detector
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP1055
Author/originator: Hartley R F
Date: 1990
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP1055 B-D
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP1055
Author/originator: NCC
Date: 1986
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP1055 A
   
Source No:
Source Type: Internet Data
Title: Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) Database
Author/originator: British Museum
Date:
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Unpublished Document
Author/originator: Hodgson J C
Date: 1993
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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 Neolithic About 4000 BC to 2351 BC

The word ‘Neolithic’ means ‘New Stone Age’. Archaeologists split up the Neolithic period into three phases; early, middle and late. The Neolithic period comes after the Mesolithic period and before the Bronze Age.

People in the Neolithic period hunted and gathered food as their ancestors had but they were also began to farm. They kept animals and grew crops. This meant that they were able to settle more permanently in one location instead of constantly moving from place to place to look for food.
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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 CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument VILLA * A term for a type of house, with varying definitions according to period. Roman villas were high-status and usually associated with a rural estate, whereas Georgian and later period villas were often semi-detached, town houses. 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 GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back

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