Bushwood Hall, Bushwood, Warwickshire: Archaeological Watching Brief

An archaeological watching brief was carried out during the removal and replacement of a septic tank and other works at Bushwood Hall, Bushwood, Warwickshire. Bushwood Hall is a Grade II Listed Building and is set within a moat which is Scheduled as an Ancient Monument. Bushwood Hall is believed to have been constructed around 1620 to replace a medieval house within the moated area. The work was carried out in accordance with the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists' Standard for an archaeological monitoring and recording (2023a) and Universal guidance for archaeological monitoring and recording (2023b). A number of stone wall foundations were recorded during the watching brief, along with some medieval pottery, suggesting they were parts of stone plinths from medieval buildings pre-dating the present house. Stone and brick walls were also recorded to the north-west of the house and buildings are shown to the west of the house on a photograph from the 1920s. Other brick walls were recorded to the south of the house, which are probably from a building shown on early Ordnance Survey mapping, possibly an outdoor toilet demolished between 1923 and 1959.