Information for record number MWA12472:
Possible Monastic Cell, Manor Farm Barns, Blackwell

Summary The remains of wall foundations pre-dating the standing buildings were recorded during excavation at Manor Farm Barns, Blackwell, Tredington. They could possibly be part of a monastic cell associated with the nearby chapel.
What Is It?  
Type: Cell?
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Tredington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 24 43
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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2The remains of wall foundations pre-dating the standing buildings were recorded during excavation at Manor Farm Barns, Blackwell, Tredington. They could possibly be part of a monastic cell associated with the nearby chapel (MWA2735). 13th/14th century pottery was also recorded.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Archaeological Report
Title: Archaeological Recording at Manor Farm Barns, Blackwell, Tredington, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Catherine Coutts
Date: 2007
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: Medieval Settlement Research Group Annual Report
Author/originator: Medieval Settlement Research Group
Date: 2007
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technique excavation Archaeologists excavate sites so that they can find information and recover archaeological materials before they are destroyed by erosion, construction or changes in land-use.

Depending on how complicated and widespread the archaeological deposits are, excavation can be done by hand or with heavy machinery. Archaeologists may excavate a site in a number of ways; either by open area excavation, by digging a test pit or a trial trench.
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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monument MANOR FARM * A farm on the estate of a manor. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument CELL * A monastic enclave dependent on a mother house. back
monument CHAPEL * A freestanding building, or a room or recess serving as a place of Christian worship in a church or other building. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BARN * A building for the storage and processing of grain crops and for housing straw, farm equipment and occasionally livestock and their fodder. Use more specific type where known. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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