Kenilworth Castle, Gatehouse

1 The present gatehouse formed part of major refurbishment carried out by the Earl of Leicester at some time around 1570. The building has subsequently undergone alterations. In 2007, archaeological recording took place during repair works to the bay window ceiling in Kenilworth Castle Gatehouse.
2 No archaeological finds or features were recorded from the garden to the west of the gatehouse during observation during removal of yew trees.
3 4 A detailed recording of the floors of the ground floor of the Gatehouse was carried out in February 2011.
5 A small trial trench was excavated to the south of the Gatehouse, to cap a leaking water pipe. The trench cut through a series of archaeological layers, the earliest containing Cistercian ware and Midlands Purple (15th-17th century) pottery, which may be a buried topsoil associated with the construction of the Gatehouse, c1570.