1 The step in the wall, and the change in construction below it, suggest that the intended occupation surface of the tower was most likely at present turf level or ...
A probable C16th tower built at the outer end of the causeway/dam known as the Tiltyard.
1 The ‘site of’ Bakehouse Pool is marked.
2 No further reference was found even in discussions of the water system of the Castle. The date/nature/use of the pool is uncertain, ...
The site of Bakehouse Pool, which was possibly a mill pond of Medieval or Post Medieval date. It is no longer visible, but was situated in the north east part of Abbey Fields, Kenilworth.
1 There is no actual date for the instigation of the ford, but certainly it has existed for a couple of hundred years (and possibly it goes back to Medieval ...
The site of a ford which has been in use since at least the Imperial period and may date back to the Medieval period. The ford is still in use and a tarmac road runs through it, although the stone walls either side are much older. It is situated 200m east of Kenilworth Castle.
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 In 1165 and 1187 the Pipe Rolls contain references to the park which surrounded Kenilworth Castle. Further references occur in the 13th century. It was considerably enlarged in 1302. ...
The site of the 'Olde Parke' which formed part of the deer park belonging to Kenilworth Castle during the Medieval and Post Medieval periods. Earthworks, which may be the bank enclosing the deer park, are still visible. It is located south of the castle.
1 ‘The Old Manor’ was never a manor house. In a deed of 1720 it is shown as Vine Cottage. It probably dated from the 15th Century.
2 Dated ...
A house which dates back to the Medieval period which was extended during the 20th century. It was originally 'L' shaped with sandstone foundations. It is situated on Manor Road, Kenilworth.
1 The Norman keep could have been preceded by a motte and bailey castle (PRN 3200), although Chatwin thinks that this is unlikely. Chatwin suggests that the keep was constructed ...
Phase two in the building of Kenilworth castle included the a great keep and a curtain wall with towers that were built during the mid to late 1100s and early 1200s.
1 Under the wealthy and ostentatious John of Gaunt the castle was first repaired and then, from 1391 onwards, converted from a feudal stronghold into a palace. To this period ...
Phase three of the building of Kenilworth castle included the Great Hall with cellars below, the 'Strong Tower' which housed the treasury, and the 'Saintlow Tower'. This phase of building began in about 1391 and continued into the 1570s.
1 The Water Tower at Kenilworth Castle, built in perhaps the early 14th century by Thomas of Lancaster. The Queen’s Chamber was situated on the top floor, and an associated ...
The Water Tower at Kenilworth Castle, built in perhaps the early 14th century by Thomas of Lancaster. The Queen's Chamber was situated on the top floor, and an associated culvert is shown on maps running from here to North of Mortimer's Tower.
1 The remains of possible wall foundations, floor surfaces and a stone-lined pit or trough with 13th-century pottery. Several pits and ditches were also recorded, potentially associated with 15th or ...
The remains of possible wall foundations, floor surfaces and a stone-lined pit or trough with 13th-century pottery. Several pits and ditches were also recorded, potentially associated with 15th or 16th-century activity on the site.
1 In the corner of the northern and western outer walls of the Castle, the Earl of Leicester made an ornamental garden which was completed in time for the visit ...
The site of an ornamental garden at Kenilworth Castle which may date back to the Medieval period. It certainly existed by 1575 when Queen Elizabeth I visited Kenilworth castle, but was gone by the mid 1600s. The present formal box garden was created in 1973.
Review of Register entry recommended by Lovie as historical develop,ent insufficiently clear.
1 Evaluation trenches excavated in advance of development produced evidence for medieval buildings just behind the existing street frontage. Associated pottery finds suggest construction in the 12th to 13th century ...
Archaeological excavations produced evidence for medieval buildings just behind the existing street frontage. Associated pottery finds suggested construction in the 12th to 13th century or later. The site is located at 62-64, Warwick Road, 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.
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.