Information for record number MWA4579:
Site of possible pond and various finds

Summary A possible pond of unknown date is located 300m north west of Highdown Hill Plantation. Fragments of flint, a sherd of Medieval pottery and fragments of tile were also found.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot, Pond
Period: Medieval - Modern (1066 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Bishops Tachbrook
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 32 61
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
Source Number  

1 No site identified. A possible pond located in the field. Large quantity of tile. Also 1 Medieval pottery sherd, other glazed and modern sherds, 2 pieces of flint (MWA10243) and an iron horseshoe.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Bishops Tachbrook
Author/originator: Fowler R
Date: 1984
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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 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 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 SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument POND * A body of still water often artificially formed for a specific purpose. Use specifc type where known. back
monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument PLANTATION * A group of planted trees or shrubs, generally of uniform age and of a single species. back

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