More information : ST 186396. Over Stowey (but map reference falls in Nether
Stowey). In fields known as Porter Meadow a 14th century
pottery kiln was excavated. It was a stone-built oval structure
with single flue. Pottery from the kiln and from layers preceding it was of a type well known in the Bridgwater area. (1)
ST 185395. Nether Stowey, Over Stowey. Excavation by R R
Nesbitt after pottery was found in a drainage ditch suggests a
middle 13th century kiln. (2)
These two sites, on either side of the Over Stowey/Nether
Stowey parish boundary, are very close to each other and
cross-reference might have been expected in the reports. It
would seem that there has been independent investigation of
different parts of the same medieval kiln complex. (3)
ST 186 395. Medieval kiln settlement of Stowey Castle. SAM 386. (4)
ST 1860 3957: Scheduling includes a Medieval kiln site, the site of St Michael's Norman Chapel and a Post Medieval mill and pond adjacent to the remains of Stowey Castle. The kiln site occupies an area historically known as Portery Field. The site is broadly rectangular with a tributary of the Stogursey Brook flowing through from north to south. The kiln site was discovered in 1969 during the digging of a pipe trench. Medieval Bridgewater pottery was found dating to the 14th century. Later excavation revealed a stone kiln, oval with a single flue. Documentary evidence suggests the kiln was in use from 1275. (5) |