Site of medieval tile works at Kiln Field, Kiln Farm (EHER 1027)

Possible medieval kiln indicated by a spread of black earth, and scatter of pottery and tile located near Kiln Farm.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: 60m west of farm buildings was a dense scatter of roof tile fragments, including wasters, 18m in diameter. A few fragments of brick also, but no sherds. An anthropomorphic finial found on this holding in 1968 is in Colchester Museum. Site is regularly visible from the road as a red patch in the ploughed field. <1> <2> Sample fragments of brick and roof tile in Colchester Museum, found 1966. <3> December 1975. Field survey. The site of the kiln was not positively identified, but its probable site is marked by an area of black earth (centred TL 64771905) to the south-west of Kiln Farm on clay above Barnston Brook. The spread measures about 250.0m long by 100.0m wide with a sparse scatter of decorated glazed pottery and red tile probably of 14th to 15th century date. <4> <5>