NHER 7498 (Monument record) - Roman pottery kilns at Kempton Park Farm

1948. North of Thatched Farm.
Roman kilns revealed by deep ploughing. Black soil and traces of firing. Coarse black wares.

15/17 January and 22 February 1954. Excavation.
Four kilns (for mortaria?) by R.R. Clarke (NCM). Pottery mainly early 2nd century. All updraught. Two oval, one round, one amorphous. Pottery including wasters.
Reported in (S1).

April 1959. Excavation.
Fifth kiln by D.R. Howlett (NCM).
Probably early 2nd century. Two stamped mortaria. Mortaria possibly made in site. Neolithic axe found in kiln.

1961. Casual find.
Roman kiln furniture.
See (S2) and (S3).
See details in file.

Finds NCM 21.954 and 145.959.
E. Rose (NAU), 6 February 1990.

The cropmarks of the below ring ditches are now recorded as part of NHER 64251. The cropmarks of the double ditched feature and the possible enclosure are now recorded as part of NHER 64257 along with further linear ditch features identified as part of the Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.

29 June 1995. NLA air photography.
Cropmarks can be seen of three ring ditches and an enclosure. The three ring ditches are in a line from TG 1873 2283 to TG 1886 2286. Next to the three ring ditches cropmarks of a double-ditched linear can be seen. This feature stretches for around 200m, between TG 1871 2279 and TG 1890 2284, and appears to be some form of trackway. It is parallel to the line created by the ring ditches. The enclosure is located to the southwest of the linear feature at TG 1865 2274. It appears to have an entrance to the northeast. Although this cropmark is visible it is incomplete (the southern part cannot be seen), and it is not as clear as the other cropmarks. In addition to the cropmarks already discussed, further short linear features can be made out in places; and three sides of a possible rectilinear enclosure is visible to the south of the double-ditched linear feature/trackway (approx centre TG 1884 2279).
H. Clare (NLA), 3 August 2001.

September 2021. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The cropmarks of the ring ditches (see above) are now recorded as part of NHER 64251. The cropmarks of the double ditched linear feature and the possible enclosure (see above) are now recorded as part of NHER 64257 along with further linear ditch features identified as part of the Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 27 September 2021.