Information for record number MWA12273:
Possible bomb craters near Brandon

Summary Two 6m diameter circular pits surrounded by a bank are possibly bomb craters. They can be seen on aerial photographs 200m east of Privet Covert, Brinklow Heath.
What Is It?  
Type: Bomb Crater
Period: Modern (1914 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Brinklow
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 41 77
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Two 6m diameter circular pits surrounded by banks that are probably bomb craters seen on aerial photographs 200m east of Privet Covert, Brinklow Heath were mapped as part of the English Heritage National Mapping Project.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: RAF 106G UK 1539 Frame 4097
Author/originator: RAF
Date: 23/5/1946
Page Number: Frame 4097
Volume/Sheet: RAF 106G UK 1539
   
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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
period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BOMB CRATER * A depression in the ground caused by the explosion of a mine or bombshell. back

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