Medieval pottery kiln at Acacia House (EHER 6919)
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Summary
Medieval pottery kiln identified and partly investigated at Acacia House. The pottery fabrics included fine micaceous slightly sandy firing fabrics and coarse greywares in forms including jugs and cooking pots. Production took place during the late 12th century until the late 13th century. Some of the finds are in Colchester Museum.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TL 7848 3022 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GOSFIELD, BRAINTREE, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import:
A medieval kiln at Acacia House, Gosfield, in garden of Mr Hewitt, was partly investigated by 'J.P.S.' (S possibly for Smallwood, the NRHE gives the name as J. Lindsay). It contained late 13th century roughly glazed globular pots and tall jugs, one almost complete jug is in Colchester Museum. <1> - <6>
Note: Medieval Archaeology for 1965 given as reference in NRHE but this refers to Southey Green kiln (see 6879), not this one.
2026 note: the description is also oddly similar to EHER 6842 - there may be some confusion.
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX2402 Map: Colchester Museum. Colchester Museum Map. Annotated OS 6".
- <3> SEX3693 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Colchester Museum?.
- <4> SEX18411 Artifact: Chelmsford Museum?. unknown. ARTEFACT Chelmsford Museum?.
- <5> SEX27592 DESC TEXT: Medieval Archaeology. 1958. Medieval Archaeol. p.211.
- <6> SEX75709 Bibliographic reference: McCarthy, M.R. and Brooks, C.M.. 1988. Medieval pottery in Britain AD 900-1600. p.300-302.
Related Events (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL73-096
- NRHE identifier: 379179
- National Monuments Record: TL 73 SE 20