Information for record number MWA9849:
Earthwork platform located 100m west of The Vicarage, Wootton Wawen.

Summary A possible building platform, which may have been the site of a cottage mentioned in 1589 and mapped in 1736. The site is located 100m west of The Vicarage, Wootton Wawen.
What Is It?  
Type: Building Platform, Earthwork
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wootton Wawen
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 15 63
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 An earthwork survey of Church Field in 2002 recorded a possible building platform which may have been the site of a cottage mentioned in a survey dating to 1589 and mapped in 1736. However, this lay within the extent of the pond in the 20th century, the cottage site having been removed by an enlargement of the pond. The remains of the boundaries of the cottage existed until the 1930s and its iron entrance gates stood oppposite the official vicarage house.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Archaeological Report
Title: Archaeological Assessment and Survey of Land Adjacent to St Peter's Church, Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Coutts C
Date: 2002
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 0251
   
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Glossary

 
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technique Earthwork Survey The measuring and plotting of earthworks, such as banks, ditches, mounds and areas of ridge and furrow cultivation, to create a plan of what exists on the ground. Earthwork surveys are sometimes also called topographical surveys. back
technique Earthwork Earthworks can take the form of banks, ditches and mounds. They are usually created for a specific purpose. A bank, for example, might be the remains of a boundary between two or more fields. Some earthworks may be all that remains of a collapsed building, for example, the grassed-over remains of building foundations.

In the winter, when the sun is lower in the sky than during the other seasons, earthworks have larger shadows. From the air, archaeologists are able to see the patterns of the earthworks more easily. Earthworks can sometimes be confusing when viewed at ground level, but from above, the general plan is much clearer.

Archaeologists often carry out an aerial survey or an earthwork survey to help them understand the lumps and bumps they can see on the ground.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument VICARAGE * The residence of a vicar, parson or rector. back
monument POND * A body of still water often artificially formed for a specific purpose. Use specifc type where known. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BUILDING PLATFORM * A site where a building once stood as identified by a level area of ground, often compacted or made from man-made materials. Use only where specific function is unknown, otherwise use more specific term. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. 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
monument EARTHWORK * A bank or mound of earth used as a rampart or fortification. back

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