Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSite of Roman kilns

Site of Roman kilns

England
List entry 1006337
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006337
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.03 hectares
Grid reference
SU 56249 97785
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Site of Roman kilns is a Roman pottery production site located in Oxfordshire. The kilns date to the Roman period and represent evidence of ceramic manufacturing activity during the occupation of Britain by Rome. Such kiln sites are significant for understanding Romano-British economic life and the distribution networks of pottery production across the province. The site's archaeological remains contribute to the broader picture of Roman industrial activity in the region, though the specific details of its layout and the types of pottery produced would require reference to specialist excavation reports and county archaeological records.

Site of Roman kilns is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006337. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Site of Roman kilns?

Site of Roman kilns is a Roman pottery production site located in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006337.

Who is responsible for protecting Site of Roman kilns?

Site of Roman kilns 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 1006337.

What other scheduled monuments are near Site of Roman kilns?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sinodun Hill camp (5.3 km), Brightwell Barrow (6 km), Romano-British settlement 520m north west of Cooks Cottages (6.7 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Site of Roman kilns

Site of Roman kilns stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.