Monument record 0461800000 - 'SPRINGWOOD', HEDGERLEY LANE

Summary

Roman clay-lined circular kiln, possibly late 2nd century excavated 1979 and geophysical evidence of another nearby - Two early Roman pottery kilns found in a garden on Hedgerley Lane, confirmed by geophysical survey and one subsequently excavated

Protected Status/Designation

Archaeological Notification Area: Roman pottery kilns found during landscaping work and partly excavated (DBC9284)

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Type and Period (1)

POTTERY KILN (2nd Century - 100 AD? to 199 AD?)

Description

LARGE QUANTITY OF RB SHERDS DISCOVERED BY MISS K BARB DURING LANDSCAPE GARDENING. PROTON MAGNETOMETER SURVEY REVEALED 2 ANOMALIES, ONE OF WHICH WAS NEAR THE SITE OF A NEWLY PLANTED TREE. THIS AREA WAS EXCAVATED BY MID THAMES AND CHESS VALLEY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETIES & A KILN REVEALED (01:000). SIMILAR DATE TO HEDGERLEY (CASS 01523)(B1-4).
NEARBY KILN [CASS 01527].

[SU 993877] A possible early Roman pottery kiln site lies a few hundred yards from the SSW corner of the Bulstrode Camp [SU 98 NE 2], on land attached to the house called 'Polkerris', Camp Road. It has not been investigated, and is only conjectural, but considerable quantities of coarse pottery fragments resembling the wares of
Hedgerley [SU 98 NE 1] and Fulmer [SU 98 NE 31] have been found (B5-B6).

The garden of 'Polkerris' is centred at SU 9925 8755. The present owner has no knowledge of these finds and has found nothing significant (B7).

At `Springwood', Hedgerley Lane (SU 9923 8750) a partial excavation of a type F6, large circular clay-lined kiln was carried out by C Stanley and B Stainton in 1979. There was geophysical evidence of a further kiln nearby. The products included grey local type narrow-mouthed jars, cavetto-rimmed cooking pots and bead-rimmed dishes. Date: Late (?) 2nd century (B8).

NRHE Update 1998 (B9).

Sources (9)

<1>SBC4970 Unpublished document: FARLEY M E DEC 1979 (SEE PLANS, PHOTOS & CORRESPONDENCE).
<2>SBC14810 Article in serial: STAINTON B & STANLEY C INTERIM REPORT; TIMESPAN 1981 PP6-8 + FIGS 1-2, & CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER 10 1980 PP15-19, FIGS 4-5.
<3>SBC4971 Verbal communication: FARLEY M E, PERS COMM, DEC 1980.
<4>XYSBC14809 Article in serial: Bambi Stainton and Chris Stanley. 1987. 'A ROMANO-BRITISH POTTERY KILN AT SPRINGWOOD, GERRARDS CROSS', IN RECS OF BUCKS 29 PP160-169. Vol 29. [Mapped feature: #3538 ]
<5>SBC13238 Article in serial: E Clive Rouse. 1951. RECS OF BUCKS 15 1951 P277 (NOTE BY E C ROUSE). Vol 15.
<6>SBC27556 Digital archive: VIRTUAL CATALOGUE ENTRY TO SUPPORT NAR MIGRATION - Bucks County Museum Roman Index.
<7>SBC28177 Verbal communication: J R Linge. 1974. Field Investigators Comments - JRL 24-SEP-74.
<8>SBC14990 Bibliographic reference: Vivien Swann. 1984. THE POTTERY KILNS OF ROMAN BRITAIN.
<9>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference	SU 99230 87500 (point)
Civil Parish	GERRARDS CROSS, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (3)

Event - Intervention: Disturbed find (EBC13676)
Event - Intervention: Excavation: "SPRINGWOOD", HEDGERLEY LANE (EBC11535)
Event - Survey: Geophysical survey (EBC11536)

Record last edited

Sep 11 2025 3:21PM