Monument record 960/0/7 - Early Roman features including possible kiln

A series of finds and features have been discovered over a number of years in the garden of Old Cooper's Lodge. Roman occupation site consisting of hearths, a pit and post hole with finds of 1st to 2nd century pottery. Possible site of pottery kiln.

{1} Garden of 'Old Cooper's Lodge', Lodge Lane. Since about 1962, digging by Mr and Mrs Eaton has uncovered many Roman sherds, a near complete pot, hearths, a post hole and pit, all presumably Roman. A layer of rounded stones up to about 4in in diameter has been discovered at various places and it may have been a cobbled floor or yard. The pottery includes one mortarium, two Samian, a few grey-ware and many red-brown sherds. Other finds include part of a red-brown brick or kiln-bar and fragments of baked clay, possibly from a kiln dome. All the finds, of 1st or 2nd century date are retained by the finders

{2} Since 1962 various finds have been made dating to the 1st and 2nd centuries. Finds included Roman pottery (Samian, mortaria, grey and red-brown wares), as well as part of a kiln bar and fragments of baked clay, possibly part of a kiln dome.

<1> Brown, A.E. (Ed.), 1970, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1969 (Medieval), 4/10 (Article). SNN30971.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, 131/4 (Series). SNN77381.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, 67SE7 (Index). SNN443.

<4> Northamptonshire SMR Collection of Aerial Photographs, NCCAP:SP6467/14-18+20-22 (Photographs). SNN104822.

<5> SWAN V.G., 1984, THE POTTERY KILNS OF ROMAN BRITAIN, Gazetteer No.551 (Book). SNN75255.

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