Information for record number MWA8789:
Cropmark, Bishop's Plough, Tysoe

Summary A rectangular enclosure of unknown date is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. There appears to be a small entrance at the north west corner of the enclosure and possibly an internal track.
What Is It?  
Type: Enclosure
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Tysoe
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 35 44
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 A rectangular enclosure showing on aerial photographs as a positive cropmark. There appears to be a small entrance at the north west corner of the enclosure and possibly an internal track.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Edgehill project
Author/originator: David Sabin
Date: 1997
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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 RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE * A rectangular shaped area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier. 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

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