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Myrtle Cottage, Upper Brailes, Warwickshire, Archaeological Watching Brief |
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Archaeology Warwickshire unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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| Abstract: |
Archaeological observations during construction of a new house at Myrtle Cottage, Upper Brailes, Warwickshire, added further archaeological information to that found during the preceding evaluation. This had uncovered layers containing over 70 sherds of medieval pottery dating from the 12th to early 13th century. The watching brief recovered 12 sherds of pottery from two layers. A single Roman sherd attests to some Roman activity in the Upper Brailes area. The majority of the pottery dated from the 12th to 13th century. However, two sherds may have been later, one being 13th to 14th century in date and another 13th to 15th century. This potentially later element was missing in the evaluation and could show that occupation continued beyond the early 13th century. The relative paucity of the later period pottery however, can still be taken to confirm that the borough foundation in Upper Brailes never really flourished, at least in this part of the settlement. The evaluation report suggested that the development site lay within a medieval house plot although 19th century development to the north has made the boundaries of the original medieval plot uncertain. The two stone walls exposed in the north-east corner of the site can reasonably be presumed to be medieval in date and may well be part of the foundations of a house. The lack of other stone features in trenches to the south suggests that the rest of the building would have lain to the north. This would mean that the current development site represents the southern part of a long west-east medieval plot, perhaps a burgage plot, running back from the main street and that any remains of a house lie within the northern edge of the development area and in the southern side of the gardens of Myrtle Cottage, to the north. |
| Author: |
Bryn Gethin
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| Publisher: |
Archaeology Warwickshire
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| Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Warwickshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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| Year of Publication: |
2014
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| Locations: |
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Myrtle Cottage, Upper Brailes |
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Warwickshire |
| District: |
Stratford-on-Avon |
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BRAILES |
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England |
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Grid Reference: 430510, 239760 (Easting, Northing)
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archaeol27-198708 |
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1424 |
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A4 comb bound report, Illustrated with colour plates
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25 Sep 2017 |
