Roman circular building and kiln, Scheduled monument East of Ardleigh (EHER 3484)

In the Romano-British period a circular timber building was constructed over a number of Bronze Age barrows which had been deliberately levelled. Also excavated was a small simple kiln into the side of the trackway ditch.

Excavation, 1979-1980 This area 32m by 42m was located to investigate the vicinity from which most of the Bronze Age burials were recovered in the 1950s: a narrow trench was extended to the west to examine trackway C10. The area of the Bronze Age cemetery produced evidence of Romano-British activity, a circular timber building being constructed over a number of barrows which had been deliberately levelled. Also uncovered was small simple kiln was excavated into the side of a ditch in the adjoining trackway, which was possibly ditched for the first time at this period. <1>