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Island Thorns Enclosure is a Roman pottery production site located in Hampshire, England. The enclosure contains evidence of pottery kilns dating to the Romano-British period, demonstrating the scale of ceramic manufacture in the region during Roman occupation. The site represents an important example of industrial activity within the wider settlement pattern of Roman Hampshire, with the physical remains of kiln structures providing archaeological evidence for local pottery production and distribution networks of the period.
Roman pottery kilns at Island Thorns Enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003459. View the official record →
Island Thorns Enclosure is a Roman pottery production site located in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003459.
Roman pottery kilns at Island Thorns Enclosure is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003459.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows forming part of Bratley Plain round barrow cemetery (6.1 km), Two bowl barrows forming part of Bratley Plain round barrow cemetery (6.2 km), Bowl barrow forming part of Bratley Plain round barrow cemetery (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman pottery kilns at Island Thorns Enclosure's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Roman pottery kilns at Island Thorns Enclosure stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.