Information for record number MWA937:
Possible cropmark at Ladbroke

Summary The site of a possible archaeological feature of unknown date. It is visible as a semi-circular cropmark which is visible on aerial photographs. The feature is located to the north of Ladbroke.
What Is It?  
Type: Linear Feature
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ladbroke
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 41 59
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Photocopies of air photographs taken by Aerofilms Ltd in 1971.
2 An oblique Aerial Photograph shows a semi-circular cropmark. The farmer said that he had had an electric fence in this field. The cropmark could not have been made by an electric fence, nor did it appear to be due to a difference in grazing.
3 This mark is extremely dubious and is probably caused by agricultural operations.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: Ladbroke
Author/originator: Aerofilms Ltd
Date: 1971
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Desk Top Study
Title: Coxe's Close, note and sketch
Author/originator: Usher H J
Date: Unknown
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Hingley R
Date:
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Volume/Sheet: PRN 937
   
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Glossary

 
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
technique Oblique aerial photograph Oblique aerial photographs are taken at angles of less than 90 degrees to the ground. They are usually taken by a photographer through the window of an aeroplane. Oblique aerial photographs are particularly useful for identifying archaeological sites that survive as earthworks, standing monuments and cropmarks. See also vertical aerial photographs. back
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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE * Use only for features assumed to be archaeological but which cannot be identified more precisely without further investigation .Use more specific term where known back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument LINEAR FEATURE * A length of straight, curved or angled earthwork or cropmark of uncertain date or function. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument FENCE * A construction of wood or metal used to enclose an area of land, a building, etc. back

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