Find Spot record 0521101001 - Field SE of ST JAMES' CHURCH kiln

Summary

Thirteenth-fourteenth century pottery found in field walking indicating possible kiln site

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Type and Period (1)

  • POTTERY KILN? (13th Century to 14th Century - 1200 AD? to 1399 AD?)

Description

KILN SITE FOUND IN FIELDWALKING. POTTERY RECOVERED WAS OF TYPICAL BRILL/BOARSTALL FABRIC. PROVISIONALLY 2 PERIODS OF KILN ACTIVITY: LATER C13/C14 & LATER C15/EARLY C16 (B1).
STUDY OF CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF CERAMIC FROM KILN (B2) ON AWAITED WHEN POTTERY HAS BEEN PROCESSED. Concertration of sherds in this location = 190+ per survey square (B1).
A field survey carried out by June Stong noted 3 kiln sites, a well, and up to 12 house platforms in this field (B3)

Sources (6)

  • ---SBC18758 Aerial Photograph: 13/06/47. RAF 133.4018. SP\623130. Yes.
  • ---SBC19903 Unpublished document: Len Rees. 1997-8. Archive of researcher Len Rees with regard to finds made in Great Bardols Field, Boarstall, also Boarstall Decoy.
  • ---SBC19904 Unpublished document: County Museum Archaeological Group. 1983. Archive of CMAG fieldwalking of Great Bardols Field, Boarstall..
  • <1>SBC8457 Verbal communication: Mike Farley (BCM). 1983. MEF 1983 (MARCH) PERS COMM; GRID SQUARE PLAN OF FIELDWALKING IN HANGING FILE & FILED.
  • <2>SBC2652 Unpublished document: Stan Cauvain. 1991. STUDY OF THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF CERAMIC MATERIALS FROM MEDIEVAL KILNS IN SOUTH BUCKS.
  • <3>SBC19902 Unpublished document: June Strong. 1997. Archive of survey of Boarstall medieval settlement undertaken voluntarily for the National Trust.

Location

Grid reference SP 6255 1400 (point)
Civil Parish BOARSTALL, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (4)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13650)
  • Event - Intervention: Field survey (EBC16202)
  • Event - Intervention: Fieldwalking and metal detecting survey of Great Bardols field and fields south of Boarstall Decoy (EBC16203)
  • Event - Intervention: Fieldwalking of Great Bardols field and invesigation of pottery production site (EBC12914)

Record last edited

Jan 5 2024 1:12PM

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