Information for record number MWA7266:
Findspot at Plant Centre, Warwick Castle

Summary Finds from 17th century only were found in trenches cut during laying of foundations for new greenhouses in November 1991
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Warwick
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 A watching brief was carried out by Warwickshire Museum while builders dug foundation trenches for new greenhouses for Warwick Castle Garden Centre. The only finds were of the 17th century: clay-pipe stem and part of an ointment jar.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Watching Brief Report
Title: Watching Brief; Warwick Castle
Author/originator: Warwickshire Museum
Date: 1991
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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 FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument CASTLE * A fortress and dwelling, usually medieval in origin, and often consisting of a keep, curtain wall and towers etc. back
monument MUSEUM * A building, group of buildings or space within a building, where objects of value such as works of art, antiquities, scientific specimens, or other artefacts are housed and displayed. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument GARDEN CENTRE * A place where gardening tools, plants, etc, are sold. back

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