Excavations by P. Minter at Hole Farm, Bulmer, 1958-1960 - EEX29548

The clay in this area is well suited to the manufacture of both pottery and tile, a fact well attested by the presence at Hole Farm now of a brick and pottery kiln. The owner, Mr L.A. Minter, also farms land nearby and it was whilst his son was ploughing field north of the farm that the site was found. The field was deep ploughed to 14" for sugar beet and this had turned to the surface three patches of black soil containing sherds of pottery. Preliminary investigations by Mr Minter found two late Bronze Age urns of the Deverel Rimbury typo; the first shattered, the second preserved by a thoughtful 'first-aid' wrapping of surgical bandage.