Information for record number MWA3324:
Undated cropmark enclosure

Summary The site of two possible enclosures that are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. They are of unknown date. The site is located 400m north east of Far Popehill Spinney.
What Is It?  
Type: Enclosure
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bourton and Draycote
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 45 71
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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Description

  
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2 Subrectangular enclosure, probably with a smaller oval enclosure in one corner, shows on aerial photographs.
3 Mapped.
4 The large enclosure shows well on 2012-2013 Aps, apparent entrance on west side. The semi-circular enclosure with entrance on east side is attached to the inside of the western arm of the large enclosure.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title:
Author/originator: J Pickering
Date: 1962
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP4489 C/D/E/X
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Digital archive
Title: National Mapping Programme (NMP) Digital Data
Author/originator: English Heritage
Date: 2008
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Hingley R C
Date: 1988
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet:
   
Images:  
Enclosures show as cropmarks in Bourton and Draycote Parish
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1992
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An enclosure visible as a cropmark to the east of Far Popehill Spinney
Copyright: WA Baker
Date: 1962
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Glossary

 
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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 OVAL ENCLOSURE * An oval shaped area of land enclosed by a boundary ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. 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 SUBRECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE * A monument consisting of an area enclosed by a ditch, bank, wall, palisade or similar barrier, where the barrier follows an almost rectangular course. back

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