Possible Roman tile or pottery kiln at Tiptree Wood (EHER 8334)

The sloping surface of the field west of the wood, on the east of Braxted Park, is covered with fragments of tile. It was possibly excavated in 1956.

Monument description derived from merging EHER 8334 and 8336. Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: The sloping surface of the field west of Tiptree Wood, Great Braxted, is covered with fragments of tile. The soil is stiff clay, unsuitable for the site of a house. Mr M.J. Campen claims to have excavated a pottery-kiln in this area, but preserved no plan. A tile-kiln would seem more likely. The ground in the wood to the south is much disturbed by pits, possibly clay pits. <1> <2> Listed as site of probable pottery. Kiln and Tile Kiln. <3> Site listed and described. <4> September 1976. Field survey. The site of a Roman tile kiln situated on a slight north slope under plough at TL 86601554. It is marked by an area of burnt clay and a dense scatter of Roman tile and brick, (density over 10 sherds per square metre) covering an area of about 20.0m diameter, with further tile sherds spread by the plough over a wider area. Finds include sherds of imbrex, box and roof tile, and glazed bricks from the kiln structure. A series of clay pits centred TL 866154 are probably associated with the site. Surveyed at 1:2500. <5> <6> See also: <7> <8>