| Title: |
Evidence of 17th century brick-making at Highworth, Wiltshire
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| Issue: |
Wiltshire Archaeol Natur Hist Mag 101 |
| Series: |
The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine
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| Volume: |
101
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| Page Start/End: |
176 - 192 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Journal
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| Abstract: |
Archaeological investigations in advance of residential redevelopment close to the centre of the historic town of Highworth, near Swindon, revealed evidence of a brick-making industry that operated during the mid- to late-seventeenth century. A series of associated pits reflected successive phases of clay extraction over the period AD 1600--1800 providing raw material for the manufacture of bricks, some fired in a lozenge-shaped kiln. Other finds provided evidence for Romano-British, Anglo-Saxon and medieval activity either on the site or nearby. Separately authored contributions include |
| Year of Publication: |
2008
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Brickmaking Industry (Auto Detected Subject) |
| 17th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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PIT
(Monument Type England)
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| Mid To Lateseventeenth Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
[OS SU 2013 9264]
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| Source: |
BIAB
(The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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| Created Date: |
28 Feb 2008 |
