Monument record MLI51819 - Possible Roman Kiln Site, Risby Moor

Summary

Concentration of Roman pottery, thought to indicate the site of a former pottery kiln, on land at Risby Moor.

Type and Period (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A concentration of Roman pottery was found in this location at Risby Moor. The pottery included firebars and kiln debris, and pieces of grey and gritty ware, and was recovered from a group of 5 or 6 patches of darker soil. The pottery included pieces from grey storage jars of local type, large bowls with everted rims, lipped bowls copying black-burnished ware types, and cooking pots with looped handles. The pottery and soil marks were thought to indicate the site of a former Roman pottery kiln (or kilns) in this vicinity, and may form part of a much larger group of possible kilns located along the western edge of the Wolds. May have a possible connection with the Roman villa at Walesby Top that is just over 2km away (see MLI50571). {1}{2}{3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 19 SW: AN.
  •  Article in Serial: J.B. Whitwell (ed.). 1966. 'Archaeological Notes, 1964 and 1965' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.1, p.46.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Vivian G. Swan. 1984. The Pottery Kilns of Roman Britain. pp.124, 468.

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Location

Grid reference Centred TF 133 906 (110m by 109m) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish WALESBY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Aug 9 2022 3:56PM

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