| Name: | Remains of the medieval city wall, Bull Yard |
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| HER no.: | MCT16529 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Summary
A section of the medieval city wall was excavated in Bull Yard in 1998 and sherds of pottery were found.
| Grid Reference: | SP 3321 7877 |
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| Former Parish: | St. Michael's |
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Monument Type(s):
Protected Status: None recorded
Full description
1> HAGAM record card says site archive from 1 day excavation at the Bull Yard tow wall site comprises pottery and glass.
2> …the Town Wall (05), a thick wall of roughly smooth cut sandstone blocks with sandstone rubble as a core bonded together with clay…
<1> Various, Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Site Code Index (-INDEX). SCT1726.
<2> Coventry Museum Archaeology Unit, 1998, Archaeological Excavation of a section through the Town Wall, Bull Yard, Coventry (--EXCAVATION REPORT). SCT1340.
<3> Historical Association, Coventry Branch, 1971, Coventry's Town Wall (-PUBLICATION). SCT1581.
Sources and Further Reading
| <1> | SCT1726 -INDEX: Various. Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Site Code Index. |
| <2> | SCT1340 --EXCAVATION REPORT: Coventry Museum Archaeology Unit. 1998. Archaeological Excavation of a section through the Town Wall, Bull Yard, Coventry. Thompson, P.. A4 simplex. 4. |
| <3> | SCT1581 -PUBLICATION: Historical Association, Coventry Branch. 1971. Coventry's Town Wall. Gooder, E.. A4 simplex. 24. |
Associated Finds
- FCT386 - SHERD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Events
- ECT161 - Excavation through a section of the town wall at Bull Yard 1998 (Ref: COVE91)
- ECT680 - Conservation Management Plan Condition Survey for Medieval Defences
Related records
| MCT2599 | Part of: Medieval City Wall (Monument) |
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