Information for record number MWA8404:
Buildings W of Abbey gatehouse

Summary A geophysical survey revealed the site of either a quarry or an unidentified building, neither suggestion has been dated. It is situated near the Abbey Gatehouse.
What Is It?  
Type: Building, Quarry
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Kenilworth
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 72
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Scheduled Monument (Grade: )
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1 A resistivity survey was carried out by the University of Warwick in 1996. One area surveyed was within the Abbey area (see WA 3201). Area two, however, lay north west of the gatehouse and produced evidence of a possible quarry or unidentified building.
2 Lidar infromation suggests a series of long narrow rectangular building platforms running north-south in this location. Work was done independently by the Kenilworth History and Archaeolgy Soc on the same. They commissioned a similar (somewhat better) survey which agrees and is on display in 'The Barn' in the Abbey fields. These buildings are almost certainly Outer Court buildings associated with the priory/Abbey.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Resistivity Survey of Part of Abbey Fields, Kenilworth
Author/originator: Ireland, D S
Date: 1996
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Verbal communication
Title: Pers. Comm.
Author/originator: B Gethin
Date: 2013 onwards
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Glossary

 
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none Scheduled Monument Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAMs) are those archaeological sites which are legally recognised as being of national importance. They can range in date from prehistoric times to the Cold War period. They can take many different forms, including disused buildings or sites surviving as earthworks or cropmarks.

SAMs are protected by law from unlicensed disturbance and metal detecting. Written consent from the Secretary of State must be obtained before any sort of work can begin, including archaeological work such as geophysical survey or archaeological excavation. There are nearly 200 SAMs in Warwickshire.
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technique Geophysical Survey The measuring and recording of electrical resistivity or magnetism in order to determine the existence and outline of buried features such as walls and ditches. Geophysical techniques include resistivity survey, magnetometer survey and ground penetrating radar. View Image back
technique Resistivity Survey A resistivity survey measures the electrical resistance of the soil and any buried features within it. Where there are buried pits and ditches, there is less resistance to the flow of electricity. Where there are archaeological remains made from stone, for example a wall, the resistance is greater. These differences in resistance are measured and recorded by archaeologists using a resistivity meter. The measurements can then be used to plot features that exist below the ground. See also geophysical survey. back
monument UNIVERSITY * A group of colleges and associated buildings belonging to a university. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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 PRIORY * A monastery governed by a prior or prioress. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, FRIARY, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument ABBEY * A religious house governed by an abbot or abbess. Use with narrow terms of DOUBLE HOUSE, MONASTERY or NUNNERY. back
monument GATEHOUSE * A gateway with one or more chambers over the entrance arch; the flanking towers housing stairs and additional rooms. Use with wider site type where known. back
monument BUILDING PLATFORM * A site where a building once stood as identified by a level area of ground, often compacted or made from man-made materials. Use only where specific function is unknown, otherwise use more specific term. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. 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 QUARRY * An excavation from which stone for building and other functions, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc. back

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