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BERMUDA PARK, NUNEATON, WARWICKSHIRE - ARCHIVE REPORT |
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AOC Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological excavation was undertaken by AOC Archaeology Group between August and November 2004. The land is known from documentary sources to have been within the demesnes of the monastic military order of the Knights Templar between 1185 and 1308 and subsequently the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem, until the dissolution of monasteries by King Henry VIII in c.1540. The western half of the site was subject to extensive modern industrial activity; the eastern half was less disturbed and had been the subject of several previous archaeological investigations over the last 40 years. The earliest evidence of activity on the site was in the form of large stone packed postholes and the ephemeral remains of masonry walls, probably representing the original Templars' 12th century manor. In a later medieval phase a building with stone foundation replaced this structure, and further structures associated with cobbled yards and a trackway were recorded to the east. Large amounts of 13th-14th century medieval pottery, probably from the nearby Nuneaton kilns, were found associated with these remains. A series of stream channels were managed in the medieval period and in the southern part of the site a pond was formed. Timber stakes and a substantial dump of stone formed what may have been a bridge abutment part of a mill, a further stone feature to the south may have been a related collapsed pier base. |
Author: |
D Eddisford
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Publisher: |
AOC Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Warwickshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2008
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Locations: |
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BERMUDA PARK. |
Parish: |
NUNEATON |
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Nuneaton and Bedworth |
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Warwickshire |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 435200, 289800 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
aocarcha1-39512 |
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A4 bound report with illustrations
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Created Date: |
23 Nov 2016 |