Information for record number MWA9367:
Sheep Wash at Brailes

Summary The site of a ruined sheep wash of unknown date. The site is 60m south west of Fisher's Coppice, Brailes.
What Is It?  
Type: Sheep Dip
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Brailes
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 32 37
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 No structural remains for sheep wash although there is an excavated leat for seep. There is a very large deep ditch but no trace of stone work. Identified by the run out and an account by a local resident who remembers seeing a photograph of the sheep wash.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Sheepwashes in the Cotswolds AONB
Author/originator: Cotswold AONB Partnership
Date: 2002
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1
   
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
monument SHEEP DIP * A place where sheep are washed in a chemical bath to control the parasites of sheep. To conserve the poisonous chemicals the bath is usually small and are not allowed to enter any watercourse. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument LEAT * Artificial water channel, usually leading to a mill. 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 COPPICE * A managed small wood or thicket of underwood grown to be periodically cut to encourage new growth providing smaller timber. back
monument SHEEP WASH * A place used to clean the fleece of sheep before shearing. This could be a watercourse temporarily dammed in order to wash sheep. back

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