Information for record number MWA13082:
Lime Kilns found during evaluation at Birch Coppice, Lower House Farm

Summary Three post-medieval lime kilns were partially excavated.
What Is It?  
Type: Lime Kiln
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Baddesley Ensor
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 25 98
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

1Three large burnt pits were partially uncovered, two within Trench 36 and one within Trench 108, which were interpreted as lime kilns. These are probably post-medieval and were part of the agricultural landscape.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Trial Trench Evaluation at Birch Coppice Phase II, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Thacker G
Date: 2010
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 4783
   
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Glossary

 
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technique Trial Trench A small regular hole that is usually square or rectangular in shape. Archaeologists dig trial trenches to discover if there are any archaeological remains at a particular location. See also excavation. back
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 LIME KILN * A kiln in which lime is made by calcining limestone or in some areas chalk. back
monument PIT * A hole or cavity in the ground, either natural or the result of excavation. Use more specific type where known. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument COPPICE * A managed small wood or thicket of underwood grown to be periodically cut to encourage new growth providing smaller timber. back

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