Monument record MLI40749 - A Medieval Kiln found west of Mareham le Fen
Summary
A Medieval Kiln found west of Mareham le Fen
Type and Period (1)
- TILE KILN (Medieval - 1300 AD? to 1350 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A medieval roof-tile kiln was excavated in the field north of the A155 in 1966, by M. Hodgson and H. Healey. The kiln was small and rectangular, measuring 10.5ft wide by 9.5ft long, with two flues at the north end. Only the outside walls were standing and inside were three rows of roughly shaped sandstone pieces, six in each row, which had presumably supported the bars on which the tiles were stacked. The products were mainly flat red roof tiles with one central lug and yellow roof tiles with one lug and a square nail hole beside it. Red ridge tiles were also produced. Archaeomagnetic dating by the Oxford Archaeological Research Laboratory gave a date of 1300 to 1350. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI3157 Index: SMR FILE. MAREHAM LE FEN. TF 26 SE D.
- <2> SLI773 Article in Serial: J.B. Whitwell and Catherine M. Wilson. 1968. 'Archaeological notes for 1967' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. pp.30-31.
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Location
| Grid reference | TF 275 609 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MAREHAM LE FEN, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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