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Monument Number 354146
Hob Uid: 354146
Location : Lincolnshire East Lindsey Toynton All Saints
Grid Ref : TF3946063410
Summary : Medieval pottery kiln and clay pits were recorded during excavations at The Roses, Toynton All Saints during the 1950s and 1960s. The kiln was a Musty type 3 kiln, which was circular in plan and had a diameter of 10ft, the kiln walls survived to a height of 18 inches. The kiln produced a range of glazed jugs pancheons and cooking pots in Toynton ware, a sandy fabric of local Jurassic clay which was often glazed. The kiln was archaeomagnetically dated to 1275-1300.
More information : [TF 391637] A battery of kilns, working in the 15th and 16th centuries and perhaps continuing into the 17th cent., was identified by Mrs E.H Rudkin in 1955. Sherds of Stamford ware, unstratified, were found during work on the kilns. [TF 395634] A kiln with five or six flues, of c 1300 A.D., was located in the field called 'The Roses` and excavated in 1958-9 by E.H Rudkin and H Whitaker. Jugs, tiles, water pipes and varieties of domestic pots are represented. (1-8) (11-12) Mrs. E.H.Rudkin records the following site on her personal plan (25") of Toynton All Saints:- TF 39466341 'Roses` kilns and pottery, c. 1270 - 1350. Mrs. Rudkin is at present excavating this site and has a considerable collection of material from it, including Stamford ware which was found in material used for levelling the floor. See GPs AO/64/47/1-8. (9-10)

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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Archaeomagnetically dated
Monument End Date : 1300
Monument Start Date : 1275
Monument Type : Pottery Kiln, Clay Pit
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TF 36 SE 10
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1958-01-01
End Date : 1965-12-31

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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1964-08-25
End Date : 1964-08-25

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1971-04-20
End Date : 1971-04-20

Associated Activities :
Activity type : GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
Start Date : 1995-01-01
End Date : 1995-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EVALUATION
Start Date : 1996-01-01
End Date : 1996-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 354146