1 The stone castle is built on the remains of an earlier mount and court fort, some of the earth foundations of which are still traceable. The spot where the ...
Phase one of the building of Kenilworth Castle shows that it was originally built as a motte and bailey castle from 1122 onwards . The motte is still visible as an earthwork, inside the later great keep.
Site of Medieval and Post Medieval park.
1 In 1165 and 1187 the Pipe Rolls contain references to the park which surrounded Kenilworth Castle. Further references occur in the 13th century. ...
The site of Queens Park which formed part of the deer park belonging to Kenilworth Castle during the Medieval and Post Medieval periods. The earthwork remains of the park pale are still visible. It is located at Chase Wood.
1 Running approximately from SP2671 to SP2672 is a ditch and bank which is probably of medieval date, and originally served as a deer leap. Its overall width reaches ...
The site of a deer leap, which allowed the access for deer into the deer park, which was used during the Medieval and Post Medieval period. The earthworks of the ditch and bank are still visible. It is located 400m south east of Chase Wood.
1 A number of important earthworks exist outside the castle. Running in a SE direction for a length of about 137m is an artificial bank thrown across the valley from ...
The site of a dam which was created during the Medieval period to create the water defences at Kenilworth castle known as the Mere, which no longer exists. The earthwork bank is still visible and is situated to the south, west and north of the castle.
1 The great dam (PRN 5379) and its sluice were considered to be so important to the defence of the castle, that further earthworks were constructed beyond in order to ...
An earthwork bank, topped by circular mounds, and ditches, which were created during the Medieval period. They were created as defences against an attack on the Medieval dam associated with Kenilworth Mere. They are located 500m south west of Kenilworth Castle.
1 Ashow, Thickthorn Wood. Linear earthwork. Excavation revealed this to be a Medieval boundary bank. Documentary evidence associated the earthwork with a monastic grange at Chesford Bridge.
A Medieval boundary bank survives as an earthwork. It is situated to the north east edge of Thickthorn Wood. Documentary evidence suggests that it was associated with a monastic grange at Chesford Bridge.
1 Excavation in advance of construction of a new entrance building uncovered stratified medieval deposits across the whole of the excavated area. Dam construction layers dating to the 12th/13th century ...
Construction layers for the dam at Kenilworth Castle were found during excavation, together with a rubble surface and pottery, tile and glass.
1 An evaluation in advance of development uncovered evidence of medieval activity. The remains included a small ditch, a pit and a probable stone drain. These had cessy fills indicative ...
Medieval features, probably associated with former dwellings on the street frontages, were uncovered to the rear of The Kings Arms and Castle Hotel, Kenilworth.
1 An evaluation in Clinton Lane, Castle Green, Kenilworth, involving background research and trial trenching revealed scattered medieval occupation, dating probably to the 12th/13th -early 14th century, including remains of ...
Archaeological evaluation revealed evidence of occupation from the Medieval period, including the remains of a timber building. It is situated on Clinton Lane, Kenilworth.
A boundary bank, known as the Park Pale, was constructed during the Medieval and Post Medieval periods. The earthwork bank is still visible and it appears to partially enclose Chase Wood to the north and east.
1 By damming two streams Geoffrey de Clinton or his son created the Mere or Great Pool. This was 1.2km long and in places 152m wide and defended Kenilworth Castle ...
The site of Kenilworth Mere, a Medieval pool created as part of Kenilworth Castle's defences, and of its associated dam. Field boundaries still mark the area it covered, which was to the west of the Castle.