Monument record MLI33894 - ROMAN POTTERY KILN, COLSTERWORTH
Summary
ROMAN POTTERY KILN, COLSTERWORTH
Type and Period (1)
- POTTERY KILN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
ROMAN FURNACE OR BLOOMERY, FIRST THOUGHT TO BE A BLAST FURNACE, WAS UNEARTHED IN FIELD 335 ABOUT 96FT ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE FROM THE SE CORNER. IT WAS FOUND BY MINERS QUARRYING ORE FOR FRODINGHAM COMPANY IN 1932. BARS OF BAKED CLAY (ALL BROKEN), CHARCOAL, WOOD ASH, POTTERY (1ST AND 2ND CENTURY), IRONSTONE, SLAG AND A PIECE OF ALMOST PURE IRON. ALMOST 2 YARDS FROM THE FURNACE A SMALL PORTION OF IRON, HAMMERED NEARLY TO THE CONSISTENCY OF MODERN WROUGHT IRON WAS FOUND. THERE ARE 2 POSSIBLE SITINGS FOR THIS SITE ACCORDING TO THE O.S. MAP. THE HEAD GEOLOGIST FOR UNITED STEEL INDICATED THE CORRECT SITE. {1}{2}{3}
AT SK926240 A ROMANO BRITISH COIN WAS FOUND IN 1930. {5}
THE SITE IS NOW KNOWN TO BE A POTTERY KILN. {6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI2449 Index: OS CARD INDEX. COLSTERWORTH. SK 92 SW:10,1965, DA.
- <2> SLI236 Article in Serial: HANNAH I. 1932. ANTIQUARIES JOURNAL. VOL12 pp.262-68.
- <3> SLI811 Article in Serial: 1931. TRANSACTIONS OF THE NEWCOMEN SOCIETY. VOL12 P84.
- <4> SLI2968 Index: SMR FILE. COLSTERWORTH. SK 92 SW:N,1977, TMA.
- <5> SLI2968 Index: SMR FILE. COLSTERWORTH. SK 92 SW:D,1977, TMA.
- <6> SLI1100 Bibliographic Reference: V.G. Swan. 1984. The Pottery Kilns of Roman Britain. pp.122-23.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | SK 9260 2417 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | COLSTERWORTH, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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