Fieldwalking by Cotswold Archaeology at Highfields Farm, Kelvedon, 2013 - EEX56595

NRHE data transfer: The survey recovered a small quantity of worked flint and no prehistoric pottery, suggesting that the site was not a focus of prehistoric activity. A small quantity of Roman artefacts was recovered. A distinct cluster of Roman ceramic building material may represent activity associated with a Roman tile kiln identified previously to the north of the site. The relatively small amount of CBM makes it unlikely that a second kiln stood within the site. A single sherd of medieval pottery was recovered. High quantities of post-medieval artefacts (pottery and ceramic building material) were recovered; this material was probably deposited during field manuring, or through the dumping of material to improve drainage or traction.