Record Details
| HER Number: | 00708/01 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Cantley-Bessecarr Roman Pottery kilns (North Group) |
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Summary
Excavated Roman Pottery kilns dating to the third and fourth centuries AD, at Cantley, Doncaster
Monument Type(s):
Associated Finds:
FSY55 - CREMATION (Undated)FSY54 - POT (Undated)FSY59 - POT (Undated)Full Description
<1> <2> Thirty-nine Roman pottery kilns were discovered during the construction of a housing estate between the Great North Road between 1953 and 1957. All the kilns are now covered by the housing estate, and there are no visible remains. A Roman well (see PIN 01814/02) and an iron smelting site were also noted.
<3> References listed on OS Card (SSY964):
Journal of Roman Studies 44 (1954) p.90,
Journal of Roman Studies 48 (1958) p.136,
Yorkshire Archaeological Journal 38 (1955) p.403-12, P.536-49,
Yorkshire Archaeological Journal 39 (1956) p.32-47,
Yorkshire Archaeological Journal (1957) p.326-8,
Archaeology 5 (1962) 9.14,
Doncaster District Survey (1977), J. Magilton p.24 (SSY96),
Journal of Roman Studies 50 (1960) p220-1,
Annable, K F, 1960. The Romano-British Pottery Kilns at Cantley Housing Estate, Doncaster: Kilns 1-8, Doncaster Museums Publications No.24 p.1-63 (report).
<4> Cantley Kilns north group is comprised as follows:
Kilns 1, 2 and 3 (Lewyns Drive), Kiln 1 is undated and produced greyware; kiln 2 is dated from 135 AD to the late 2nd century and produced mortaria and imitation Samian; kiln 3 is mid/late 2nd century.
Kilns 15 and 16 (Symes Gardens), produced greyware.
Kiln 18 (between Symes Gardens and Aldesworth Road), produced greywares.
<6> A Pottery Report for kilns 9-25 was written by S.M. Creegan and published in 1956.
For an overview of the Doncaster pottery industry see PIN 04930. See also Cantley kilns East group (PIN 02802/01), South Group (PIN 01814/01) and the 5 kilns excavated by Buckland and Magilton in 1974.
<1> Various - Ordnance Survey, Various, OS Card (Unpublished document). SSY217.
<2> Buckland, P.C., Magilton, J.R. & Dolby, M.J., 1980, The Roman Pottery Industries of South Yorkshire. Britannia, Vol. 11, 145-164. (Article in serial). SSY351.
<3> South Yorkshire Archaeology Service, c1974-c2003, SMR Card (Unpublished document). SSY213.
<4> National Monuments Record, National Monuments Record Pastscape Database (Web Resource). SSY1877.
<5> Magilton, J.R., 1977, The Doncaster District: An Archaeological Survey (Monograph). SSY96.
<6> Creegan, S.M., 1956?, The Romano-British Excavations at Cantley Estate, Doncaster: The Pottery from Kilns 9-25 (Article in serial). SSY1878.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SSY217 - Unpublished document: Various - Ordnance Survey. Various. OS Card. |
| <2> | SSY351 - Article in serial: Buckland, P.C., Magilton, J.R. & Dolby, M.J.. 1980. The Roman Pottery Industries of South Yorkshire. Britannia, Vol. 11, 145-164.. Britannia XI 1980. |
| <3> | SSY213 - Unpublished document: South Yorkshire Archaeology Service. c1974-c2003. SMR Card. Indexed according to PIN Number. |
| <4> | SSY1877 - Web Resource: National Monuments Record. National Monuments Record Pastscape Database. www.pastscape.org. |
| <5> | SSY96 - Monograph: Magilton, J.R.. 1977. The Doncaster District: An Archaeological Survey. single volume. |
| <6> | SSY1878 - Article in serial: Creegan, S.M.. 1956?. The Romano-British Excavations at Cantley Estate, Doncaster: The Pottery from Kilns 9-25. |
Related records
| 01814/01 | Parent of: Cantley - Bessecarr Roman Pottery Kilns (South Group) (Monument) |
| 02802/01 | Parent of: Cantley - Bessecarr Roman Pottery Kilns, Doncaster (East Group) (Monument) |
| 04930 | Part of: The Doncaster Roman Pottery Production Area (Place) |
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