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Air photographic site SW of Elford is a cropmark site in Staffordshire that demonstrates the value of aerial photography in identifying archaeological features not readily visible from ground level. The site lies in an area of known Roman and prehistoric activity and has yielded evidence of archaeological features through aerial reconnaissance, a method that became increasingly important during the twentieth century for detecting buried or ephemeral remains. Such sites represent important records of landscape history and past human settlement patterns across the region, preserved primarily through photographic documentation rather than through excavation or standing remains.
Air photographic site SW of Elford is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006100. View the official record →
Air photographic site SW of Elford is a cropmark site in Staffordshire that demonstrates the value of aerial photography in identifying archaeological features not readily visible from ground level. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006100.
Air photographic site SW of Elford is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006100.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Low bowl barrow (1.4 km), Hlaew and settlement remains at Croxall (3.6 km), Moated site and plunge bath at The Manor House (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Air photographic site SW of Elford's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Air photographic site SW of Elford stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.