Information for record number MWA4947:
Enclosure/linear feature 600m SE of Heath End

Summary A possible linear feature and enclosures are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. They are of unknown date and are located 600m south east of Heath End.
What Is It?  
Type: Linear Feature, Enclosure
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Snitterfield
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 23 60
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

2 Possible linear features and enclosures show on air photographs.
3 A water main pipeline easement passed close to these cropmarks but observations failed to identify any archaeological features or finds. It was suggested that the feature could lie hidden under the exposed subsoil layer.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP4573
Author/originator: Baker A
Date:
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP4573 Z
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Recording on the Severn Trent Water Stratford Strategic Supply Water Main 1995-1996.
Author/originator: Palmer S & Meek J
Date: 2003
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Report No 0307
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: Hingley R C
Date: 1986
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 700
   
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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 LAYER * An archaeological unit of soil in a horizontal plane which may seal features or be cut through by other features. back
monument ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURE * Use only for features assumed to be archaeological but which cannot be identified more precisely without further investigation .Use more specific term where known back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument LINEAR FEATURE * A length of straight, curved or angled earthwork or cropmark of uncertain date or function. 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 PIPELINE * A conduit or pipes, used primarily for conveying petroleum from oil wells to a refinery, or for supplying water to a town or district, etc. back

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