Information for record number MWA6392:
Site of possible Quarry E of Hill Farm

Summary An undated quarry that is visible as a crop mark on aerial photographs is situated 900m north west of Shuttington.
What Is It?  
Type: Quarry
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Shuttington
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SK 24 05
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Possible quarry shows on aerial photographs.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: SP3978
Author/originator: Pickering J
Date: 1979
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: SP3978A
   
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
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 QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back

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