Information for record number MWA3179:
Undated cropmark enclosures

Summary Two circular enclosures and a linear feature are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. They are of unknown date. The features are situated 300m north west of Marton.
What Is It?  
Type: Enclosure, Linear Feature
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Frankton
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 40 69
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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2 One complete undated circular enclosure and part of a second cut by a road show on aerial photographs. A linear feature also shows. The origin of these features is uncertain as the field appears to be under grass. They could possibly be fungus rings.
3 Following examination of AP's taken in 2000 on the millenium mapping internet site these vegetation marks were still visible. This would suggest that they are archaeological rather than organic in origin.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP1356
Author/originator: JP
Date: 1965
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Volume/Sheet: SP1356: A, C, E;SP14
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: R.C. Hingley personal comments
Author/originator: R C Hingley
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Personal Comment
Author/originator: Ed Wilson
Date: 2002
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Images:  
Circular enclosure and linear features near Frankton
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1981
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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 CIRCULAR ENCLOSURE * A circular shaped area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. 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 ENCLOSURE * An area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or other similar barrier. Use specific type where known. back

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