Information for record number MWA4278:
Site of Roman Pottery Kiln 600m north of Shrubs Lodge, Ryton on Dunsmore.

Summary The site of a Roman pottery kiln, used for firing pottery. The kiln was found 800m east of Bubbenhall.
What Is It?  
Type: Pottery Kiln, Kiln
Period: Romano-British (43 AD - 409 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ryton on Dunsmore
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 37 72
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Gravel extraction resulted in the location of a Roman pottery kiln at SP 37 72 and kiln material at about SP 37 72.
2 A further kiln was examined in 1978 when gravel extraction resulted in the location of a Roman pottery kiln.
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4 These two sites are recorded as a probable kiln (destroyed) and destroyed kiln of possible oval and clay-lined form with possibly three clay pedestals and raised oven floor of bars. These were briefly recorded in 1964 by R Thompson and P Woodfield. These kilns probably produced grey wares, included developed carinated bowls. The kilns were provisionally dated to the early 4th century.
 
Sources
Source No: 4
Source Type: Internet Data
Title: The Pottery Kilns of Roman Britain
Author/originator: Vivien G Swan & Andrew Peachey
Date: 2014
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Monograph
Title: The Pottery Kilns of Roman Britain
Author/originator: Vivien G Swan
Date: 1984
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Serial
Title: TBAS vol 88
Author/originator: various
Date: 1978
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Serial
Title: WMANS, no 8, 1965
Author/originator: Gould, J (ed)
Date: 1965
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Volume/Sheet: 8
   
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source TBAS Transactions of the Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society is a journal produced by the society annually. It contains articles about archaeological field work that has taken place in Birmingham and Warwickshire in previous years. Copies of the journal are kept by the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
source WMANS West Midlands Archaeological News Sheet, a publication that was produced each year, this later became West Midlands Archaeology. The West Midlands Arcaheological News Sheet contains reports about archaeological work that was carried out in the West Midlands region in the previous year. It includes information about sites dating from the Prehistoric to the Post Medieval periods. It was produced the Department of Extramural Studies at Birmingham University. Copies are held at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Roman About 43 AD to 409 AD (the 1st century AD to the 5th century AD)

The Roman period comes after the Iron Age and before the Saxon period.

The Roman period in Britain began in 43 AD when a Roman commander called Aulus Plautius invaded the south coast, near Kent. There were a series of skirmishes with the native Britons, who were defeated. In the months that followed, more Roman troops arrived and slowly moved westwards and northwards.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument OVEN * A brick, stone or iron receptacle for baking bread or other food in. back
monument KILN * A furnace or oven for burning, baking or drying. Use specific type where known. back
monument FLOOR * A layer of stone, brick or boards, etc, on which people tread. Use broader site type where known. back
monument PEDESTAL * A concrete, cylindrical pedestal on which a spigot mortar was mounted. The pedestal is often the only evidence for a Spigot Mortar emplacement to survive. back
monument POTTERY KILN * A structure, composed of oven and hovel, used for the firing of pottery ware. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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