Information for record number MWA7410:
Post-Medieval Settlement Features at The Dun Cow, Dunchurch

Summary During archaeological work, some disparate Post Medieval features and a Post Medieval well was found in the area of The Dun Cow, Dunchurch.
What Is It?  
Type: Well
Period: Medieval - Post-Medieval (1066 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Dunchurch
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 48 71
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 An archaeological evaluation to the rear of The Dun Cow Inn included documentary research and trial trenching which revealed activity dating from the 12th/13th century. However most of the features were Post Medieval and it is clear that the development area was not built up in the Medieval period. It is likely that the area has always formed gardens belonging to a property fronting the main road, latterly the Dun Cow Inn.
2 Observation of ground disturbance connected with the refurbishment of the Dun Cow Inn, revealed no trace of Medieval activity. The only feature revealed that predated the existing 18th century buildings was an otherwise undated stone lined well. A Grade II Listed brick barn/stable due for demolition NW of the main block was recorded. The building was built in two stages, probably in the mid 18th century and late 18th/early 19th century, up against a pre-existing? early 18th century wall, and subsequently underwent alterations in the later 19th century and 20th centuries.
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4 Plans.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: The Dun Cow, Dunchurch
Author/originator: Thomas J
Date: 1995
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological Recording at the Dun Cow Inn
Author/originator: Palmer N and Meek J
Date: 1996
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Arch Recording at the Dun Cow Inn
Author/originator: Palmer N and Meek J
Date: 1996
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Plan
Title: Arch Recording at the Dun Cow Inn
Author/originator: Palmer N and Meek J
Date: 1996
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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 INN * A public house for the lodging and entertainment of travellers, etc. 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 ARCH * A structure over an opening usually formed of wedge-shaped blocks of brick or stone held together by mutual pressure and supported at the sides; they can also be formed from moulded concrete/ cast metal. A component; use for free-standing structure only. back
monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument DUN * A building or settlement enclosure with a thick drystone wall, generally circular or oval in plan, usually sited in an elevated position. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back
monument BARN * A building for the storage and processing of grain crops and for housing straw, farm equipment and occasionally livestock and their fodder. Use more specific type where known. back
monument STABLE * A building in which horses are accommodated. 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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