Possible Roman tile kiln south of Little Bowsers (EHER 4843)

Alleged Romano-British tile kiln. Probable erroneous siting evidence.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Possible Romano British tile kiln in this field. <1> <2> 1977. Field survey. No evidence of a tile kiln was seen on the surface which is under plough. A burnt area to the south-west of Nunn Wood centred TL 560428 contains modern brick debris and is, according to the farmer, the result of the demolition of wartime structures. <3> Colchester Museum Records note a kiln here excavated by Neville in 1852 <4> in <3>. This reference describes the site as being in a large field called Oak Field, situated 2 and 1/2 miles east of Saffron Walden, just within the parish boundary of Ashdon. The Field indicated by Authority 1 is over 3 miles north-north-east of Saffron Walden and at present has no name. Ashdon Tithe Map of 1848 does not record an Oak Field in the parish. <4> is noted in <5> and sited at TL 588388. This field is named on the Tithe Map "Clover Grass Field", but is located next to Oak Wood, and is just under 3 miles east of Saffron Walden. <3> See also: <6> <7>