Site Event/Activity record ECH7194 - Excavations at a Romano British Pottery Kiln near Tilston
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Technique(s)
Organisation
AJP Archaeology
Date
July 2021
Description
Five trial trenches were opened up in July 2021 to locate and investigate any potential features. Anomalies identified during previous geopyhsical surveys of the site. Discovery of a pottery Kiln in a previously unexcavated area.
Trenches 2-5 revealed little material content to progress in the time available and were closed down. Trench 1 located a pottery kiln which had topsoil and subsoil revealed fro recording. Dan Garner provided advice and an interpretation of the site
"The Pottery Kiln is fairly small and appears to have a double flue, which is unusual for Cheshire and different to the two small kilns previously found at both Northwich and Middlewich….This variation in design may relate to the chronological ddevelopment of local kiln types and could suggest thar the Tilston Kiln is a different/later date to the Northwich and Middlewich ones.
The in situ pottery visible in the unexcavated kiln seem to be jars of varying sizes and forms in both reduced and oxidised wares; which are broadly similar to forms from the Northwich and Middlewich kilns.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1>XY SCH9437 Client Report: AJP Archaeology. 2022. Interim Report. Roman-British Pottery Kiln, Tilston, Cheshire. R4692. R4692. [Mapped features: #19579 ; #19580 ; #19581 ; #19582 ; #19583 ; #19584 ]
- <2> SCH9434 Newsletter: Study Group for Roman Pottery. 2021. Study Group for Roman Pottery Newsletter No 72. 2021.
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)
- ECH7193 Geophysical and Aerial Survey at field North of Tilston
Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (1)
- ECH7195 Second season of Excavations at a Roman Tilston
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 4535 5165 (263m by 144m) (6 map features) |
| Map sheet | SJ45SE |
| Civil Parish | GRAFTON, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
| Civil Parish | TILSTON, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
Oct 10 2024 3:22PM