Information for record number MWA8196:
Cropmark, Coton Park, Rugby

Summary The site of an enclosure of unknown date. It is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. The enclosure is situated 500m south west of Icehouse Spinney.
What Is It?  
Type: Enclosure
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Churchover
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 51 78
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 During an archaeological desk based assessment of the proposed development site at Coton Park, Rugby two conjoined oval cropmarks were identified from air photographs. These have an approximate overall length of 90m and a width of 60m oriented north-south, situated 75m to the south west of the main Coton deserted settlement earthworks.
2 Two conjoined oval cropmarks show on air photographs.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP5178
Author/originator: Hodgson. J & Palmer N.
Date: 1990
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP5178 D,F,G,I,J,K
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: Coton Park, Rugby, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Wessex Archaeology
Date: 1995
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
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technique Earthwork Earthworks can take the form of banks, ditches and mounds. They are usually created for a specific purpose. A bank, for example, might be the remains of a boundary between two or more fields. Some earthworks may be all that remains of a collapsed building, for example, the grassed-over remains of building foundations.

In the winter, when the sun is lower in the sky than during the other seasons, earthworks have larger shadows. From the air, archaeologists are able to see the patterns of the earthworks more easily. Earthworks can sometimes be confusing when viewed at ground level, but from above, the general plan is much clearer.

Archaeologists often carry out an aerial survey or an earthwork survey to help them understand the lumps and bumps they can see on the ground.
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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 ICEHOUSE * A structure, partly underground, for the preservation of ice for use during warmer weather. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument PARK * An enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment. Use more specific type where known. back
monument DESERTED SETTLEMENT * An abandoned settlement, usually of the Medieval period, often visible only as earthworks or on aerial photographs. 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 EARTHWORK * A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification. back

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