1 1987: A small excavation was undertaken inside the gatehouse and barbican in advance of pipe-laying operations. The earliest excavated levels consisted of layers of sand, loam, clay and gravel, ...
An archaeological excavation at Warwick Castle revealed a bank containing Medieval pottery. The foundations of a Medieval gatehouse were also discovered. The present gatehouse is of late 13th century date.
Walls surrounded the medieval city of Coventry with 12 gateways and 32 towers made from handsome local red sandstone.
The city walls slighted
Just before the outbreak of the Civil War in 1642, Charles ...