Information for record number MWA13424:
Medieval stone wall, Coombe Abbey conservatory

Summary A short stretch of medieval stone wall was recorded during observation across the footprint of a new conservatory at Coombe Abbey. This could be part of a building referred to as the Pigeon House on 17th century maps.
What Is It?  
Type: Wall, Dovecote?
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Combe Fields
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 40 79
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
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1 A short stretch of medieval stone wall was recorded during observation across the footprint of a new conservatory at Coombe Abbey. It was constructed of greenish-grey sandstone bonded with white mortar. It appeared to be over 1m wide and align parrallel with a wall identified in 1998, although the trench was not sufficiently deep to expose any continuation of that wall. This could be part of a building referred to as the Pigeon House on 17th century maps.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: Coombe Abbey Hotel, Warwickshire: The Archaeology of the Bedroom Block, Conservatory Extension and South car Park, 2007-8
Author/originator: Palmer S C, Gethin B, Jones C, Rann C and Ratkai S
Date: 2009
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 0947
   
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Glossary

 
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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 DOVECOTE * A building, or part of a building, used to house doves and pigeons, usually placed at a height above the ground, with openings and provision inside for roosting and breeding. back
monument HOTEL * A large building used for the accommodation of paying travellers and guests. back
monument CONSERVATORY * A glasshouse used to grow and display tender decorative plants. May be either an extension to a house or freestanding. back
monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific 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 STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument FOOTPRINT * An impression made in soft ground by a passing animal or human. The soft ground may have subsequently hardened. back
monument ABBEY * A religious house governed by an abbot or abbess. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument CAR PARK * A place where cars and other road vehicles may be parked and left. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. 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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