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Summary	A linear feature of unknown date is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. It is situated on Alveston Hill.

Where Is It?
Parish:	Stratford upon Avon
District:	Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference:	SP 22 54
(Data represented on this map shows the current selected record as a single point, this is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent an accurate or complete representation of archaeological sites or features)

Level of Protection	National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: ) Sites & Monuments Record

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2 Linear feature shows on air photograph. At one point this appears to cut a small oval enclosure.
3 Noted.

Sources

Source No:	1
Source Type:	Aerial Photograph
Title:	SP2661 and SP2662
Author/originator:	Various
Date:	Various
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:	SP2661AB-AC SP2662A-

Source No:	3
Source Type:	Unpublished document
Title:	Stratford Upon Avon
Author/originator:	Slater T and Wilson C
Date:	1972
Page Number:	21, 50
Volume/Sheet:

Source No:	2
Source Type:	Verbal communication
Title:	R.C. Hingley personal comments
Author/originator:	R C Hingley
Date:
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:

Images:
	A linear cropmark visible on Alveston Hill Copyright: WA Baker Date: 1969
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Word or Phrase	Description
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. more ->	back
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
OVAL ENCLOSURE *	An oval shaped area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier.	back
LINEAR FEATURE *	A length of straight, curved or angled earthwork or cropmark of uncertain date or function.	back