What is recorded here
New monument discovered in 2003 during excavations of the M7 Heath-Mayfield motorway scheme by Jonathan Dempsey of Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd under licence number 03E0623. This site was located in an area of deep fill and was protected and reburied and preserved in situ.
Described as Jamestown B this site consisted of a charcoal-manufacturing kiln. It consisted of a subrectangular pit with rounded corners, gently sloping sides and a flat base. The pit measured 1.82m NE-SW by 1.1m by 0.17m deep. The base was heavily oxidised. The fills of this feature consisted of charcoal-rich silty clays (Bennett 2006, 283).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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