Site of Roman Pottery Kilns 400m SW of White House, Hartshill.

1 1959: A kiln producing hammer-head mortaria and other coarse ware was trenched at Hartshill. Information from M and B Stanley.
2 1960: A small pottery kiln, 0.9m in diameter, with a central pedestal of clay and stone, was excavated in advance of quarrying. The pottery included numbers of carinated vessels, plates and a mortaria stamped with name VITALIS 4 (date cAD100-120).
3 Excavation by MPBW after a magnetometer survey indicated eighteen kilns. All were either circular or oval and of updraught type. The kilns ranged from early C2 to C4 with a marked emphasis on production of mortaria. Various names of potters occur and a clay name-die of MOSSIVS was found.
4 Interim report for 1961.
5 1961: Excavation revealed a further fourteen kilns specialising in production of mortaria. One kiln was producing colour-coated and painted wares. It is now clear that the kilns were confined to the top and slopes of the hill. No traces of buildings were found.
6 Interim report for 1962
7 Interim report for 1960
8 Preliminary report , 1960.
9 Photocopied information.
10 Correspondence from 1959.
11 Extracts from WMANS reports on the excavations.
12 Noted. 1 kiln trenched following magnetometer survey; 32 excavated – producing coarse-wares and mortaria.
13 Ancient Monuments Laboratory report on the Petrology of Mortaria from Mancetter-Hartshill Romano-British kilns. It is unclear exactly which kiln site in the Mancetter-hartshill area the samples were taken from. However, the conclusion is that the mortaria inclusions are probably from stone from the Mancetter-Hartshill area.