Information for record number MWA12999:
Threshing barn and stables at Featherstone Farm, Ryton on Dunsmore

Summary A mid 19th century threshing barn and stables at Featherstone Farm.
What Is It?  
Type: Threshing Barn, Stable, Post Hole, Gully
Period: Modern (1850 AD - 2010 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ryton on Dunsmore
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 37 73
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
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1 The barn and stables were recorded prior to demolition in 2010. The are both brick built and of a mid 119th century date. The threshing barn had large central doors, pitching windows and numerous ventilation holes in the walls. The floor comprised of red brick pavers in the storage areas and blue pavers for the threshing floor. The stables are of a slightly later date, and the east wall continues on from the barn. There is documentary evidence that the building may have originally been a shelter shed. During an evaluation near to these buildings an undated gully and a posthole were identified which are probably associated with the buildings.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Building Survey
Title: Archaeological Building Recording and Evaluation at Featherstone Farm, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Coutts C & Rann C
Date: 2010
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 1044
   
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technique Documentary Evidence Documentary evidence is another name for written records. The first written records in Britain date back to the Roman period. Documentary evidence can take many different forms, including maps, charters, letters and written accounts. When archaeologists are researching a site, they often start by looking at documentary evidence to see if there are clues that will help them understand what they might find. Documentary evidence can help archaeologists understand sites that are discovered during an excavation, field survey or aerial survey. back
period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument THRESHING FLOOR * An area of a barn, paved or boarded, on which corn was threshed by hand flailing. Use broader site type where known. 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 FLOOR * A layer of stone, brick or boards, etc, on which people tread. Use broader site type where known. back
monument GULLY * A deep gutter, drain or sink. back
monument SHELTER SHED * An open-sided building known to have been used for sheltering animals other than cattle. back
monument THRESHING BARN * A barn usually containing a single, central threshing floor. 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 STABLE * A building in which horses are accommodated. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. 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
monument POST HOLE * A hole dug to provide a firm base for an upright post, often with stone packing. Use broader monument type where known. back

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