Information for record number MWA1788:
Site of Medieval Pottery Kiln 100m E of Dennis Farm

Summary The site of six Medieval kilns which were used for the manufacture of pottery and tile. The site lies 100m east of Dennis Farm.
What Is It?  
Type: Pottery Kiln, Tile Kiln, Kiln
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Nuneaton and Bedworth
District: Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 34 89
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 Excavated by K Scott in 1968-9. 6 kilns and numerous features of C15 date excavated. Pottery and roof tiles associated. Also traces of a timber building (PRN 5215). Site 18.
2 Loan arrangements of material from medieval kilns.
3 Archive material.
 
Sources
Source No: 3
Source Type: Excavation archive
Title: Excavation material from Arbury Kilns
Author/originator: Scott K
Date: 1966
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Excavation Report
Title: Chilvers Coton
Author/originator: Mayes P and Scott K
Date: 1984
Page Number: 60-1
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Items from medieval kilns in Arbury
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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 FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument POTTERY KILN * A structure, composed of oven and hovel, used for the firing of pottery ware. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument TILE KILN * A structure in which pottery tiles were baked. back

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