Information for record number MWA9658:
Undated linear located by geophysical survey.

Summary Undated linear located by geophysical survey undertaken in order to locate a former walled enclosure in the area of a proposed new car park. The site is immediately north of the Abbeygate, Coombe Abbey.
What Is It?  
Type: Ditch
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Combe Fields
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 40 79
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 Undated linear located by geophysical survey (resistivity and magnetometry), undertaken in order to locate a former walled enclosure in the area of a proposed new car park.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Geophysical Survey, Trial Trenching and Desk-Based Assessment at Coombe Abbey, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Thorne A & Fisher I
Date: 2002
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Glossary

 
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Description  
technique Geophysical Survey The measuring and recording of electrical resistivity or magnetism in order to determine the existence and outline of buried features such as walls and ditches. Geophysical techniques include resistivity survey, magnetometer survey and ground penetrating radar. View Image back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument ABBEY * A religious house governed by an abbot or abbess. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. 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 CAR PARK * A place where cars and other road vehicles may be parked and left. 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 GATE * A movable stucture which enables or prevents entrance to be gained. Usually situated in a wall or similar barrier and supported by gate posts. back

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