The ghostly remnants of long-since-demolished structures at historic properties around the country have been revealed by the hot weather.
As new pictures show, parch marks have appeared at popular visitor destinations managed by the National Trust.
They are formed when grass growing over buried walls or other archaeology dries out at a different rate compared to the surrounding area.
The new marks in the grounds of Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire and Mottisfont in Hampshire give a clear view of both the foundations of a long lost hall and the remains of buried walls that date back as far as the 13th century.
Tom Dommett, the National Trust's head of historic environment, said: 'Parchmark visibility varies from year to year, historically only showing well every 15 years or so.
