Information for record number MWA9739:
Undated ditch at Sultans Turret, Draycote.

Summary An undated ditch located at Sultans Turret, Draycote.
What Is It?  
Type: Ditch
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bourton and Draycote
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 44 69
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

 
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1 An undated ditch was recorded during a watching brief on the excavation of foundation trenches for an extension to the existing dwelling. The ditch was 1.50m in width and lay on a north/south alignment. The property boundary for Sultans Turret is not shown on the 1st or 2nd addition OS survey of 1884 and 1902 and there are no field boundaries marked on either map which would account for this ditch.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Watching Brief Report
Title: Bouton and Draycote, Sultans Turret, Draycote
Author/originator: Newman R
Date: 2002
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Glossary

 
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technique excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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monument TURRET * A small tower or bartizan, which was often placed at the angles of a castle, to increase the flanking ability, some only serving as corner buttresses. Also used to describe the small rectangular towers situated between the milecastles along Hadrians Wall. back
monument BOUNDARY * The limit to an area as defined on a map or by a marker of some form, eg. BOUNDARY WALL. Use specific type where known. back
monument DWELLING * Places of residence. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. 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

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