Information for record number MWA1790:
Site of Post Medieval Lime Kilns 300m E of The Lawn

Summary The site of lime kilns dating to the Post Medieval period. They were situated 600m south east of Coton Lawn.
What Is It?  
Type: Lime Kiln, Kiln
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nuneaton and Bedworth
District: Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 34 90
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Recent fieldwork has located the outlines in plough soil of 24 kilns. 2 additional kilns have been excavated. The field is adjacent to limestone outcrops and it seems reasonable to assume that the structures are lime kilns. The excavated examples appear to be 17th or 18th century.
2 Correspondence on the pair of kilns excavated in September-October 1974. The second kiln was oval in plan, constructed mainly of baked clay, reinforced at the entrance with limestone blocks, smoothed off with a daubed layer of clay. Terminus post quem of 15th century, with the kiln cutting a feature containing pottery of this date.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Harefield Lane Brick Kiln/Lime Kiln Excavation
Author/originator: Scott K
Date: 1974
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Source No:
Source Type: Excavation archive
Title: Chilvers Coton Pottery Fabrics
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: Chilvers Coton
Author/originator: Mayes P and Scott K
Date: 1984
Page Number: 60-1
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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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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument FIELDWORK * A usually temporary earthwork or fortification, the latter constructed by military forces operating in the field. Use more specific type where known. back
monument LAYER * An archaeological unit of soil in a horizontal plane which may seal features or be cut through by other features. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument KILN * A furnace or oven for burning, baking or drying. Use specific type where known. back
monument LIME KILN * A kiln in which lime is made by calcining limestone or in some areas chalk. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument BRICK KILN * A kiln or furnace for the firing of bricks. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument LAWN * A flat, and usually level area of mown and cultivated grass, attached to a house. back

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