Information for record number MWA7253:
Cropmarks in Fields South of Cemetery

Summary An enclosure and a linear feature are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. Neither their function or the period they date to is known although this may be a banjo enclosure dating to the later prehistoric period (probably Iron Age). They are located 200m south of the church, Stockton.
What Is It?  
Type: Linear Feature, Enclosure, Banjo Enclosure?
Period: Iron Age (800 BC - 42 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Stockton
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 43 63
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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2 Cropmarks of an enclosure and a linear feature comprising two parallel ditches have been plotted from air photographs.
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4 Also shows on aerial photographs taken in 1996, described on the back of the aerial photos as a Banjo Enclosure.
5 enclosure visible on 2013 aerial imagery and possibly a small section of the entrance passageway (stock corral); the morphology of this site is certainly suggestive of a Banjo Enclosure, with a sub-circular, but quite irregular enclosure, although the enlogated stock corral is only really visible on SP4363A.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP4363/A
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Date: 26/07/86
Page Number: A
Volume/Sheet: SP4363
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP4363/E
Author/originator: Palmer, N
Date: 1996
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP4363/D
Author/originator: Palmer, N
Date: 1996
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: Modern Aerial Photography (High Resolution)
Author/originator: Blue Sky/Warwickshire County Council
Date: 2012-13
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Unpublished document
Author/originator: Hodgson J
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 Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Prehistoric About 500,000 BC to 42 AD

The Prehistoric period covers all the periods from the Palaeolithic to the end of the Iron Age.
This is a time when people did not write anything down so there is no documentary evidence for archaeologists to look at. Instead, the archaeologists look at the material culture belonging to the people and the places where they lived for clues about their way of life.

The Prehistoric period is divided into the Early Prehistoric and Later Prehistoric.
The Early Prehistoric period covers the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods.
The Later Prehistoric period covers Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age times.
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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 modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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
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 BANJO ENCLOSURE * A monument consisting of a small (generally less than 100m diameter) subcircular enclosure with a narrow approach way consisting of parallel ditches (thus banjo shaped). Believed to be associated with stock management in the Later Prehistoric period. back

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