Information for record number MWA4442:
Excavation of Medieval Settlement at Bermuda Road

Summary Evidence of Medieval occupation and a kiln was found during excavations at Bermuda Road, Chilvers Coton.
What Is It?  
Type: Occupation Site, Ditch
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nuneaton and Bedworth
District: Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 35 90
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Area 5.2m by 12.8m stripped in advance of building construction. Medieval roadside ditches with successive recuts and an area producing 13th century wasters revealed. Some pottery and a late 13th century zoomorphic finial (dog's head) from the area of the excavation.
2 Further information on the excavations, started in Spring 1979 and continued in September 1979. A watching brief was carried out after the main work; a kiln was recorded, with a 2m wide multiflue, with several phases of flue alignment, with a suggested raised floor. A ditch full of wasters was found alongside the east foundation trench.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Notes on Site at 16-22 Bermuda Road, Nuneaton
Author/originator: Scott, K
Date: 1979
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: 16-22 Bermuda Road
Author/originator: Scott K
Date: 1979
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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 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 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 FLUE * A passageway, duct or pipe use for the conveyance of heat, gasses, smoke or air. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument DITCH * A long and narrow hollow or trench dug in the ground, often used to carry water though it may be dry for much of the year. back
monument OCCUPATION SITE * A site showing some signs of occupation but evidence is insufficient to imply permanent settlement. back
monument SPRING * A point where water issues naturally from the rock or soil onto the ground or into a body of surface water. back

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