HARGM 8947 - Ailcy Hill, Ripon

 

Ceramic Building Materials

 

by S Garside-Neville

 

Possible Roman Material

There are three fragments of possible Roman material.  These are very fragmentary. However, the fabric and the finishing is typical of Roman tile.

 

Medieval Material

Medieval material consists of plain roofing tile.  Plain roofing tile are flat tile, which can have either a peg hole or a nib, or both, as a method of suspension.  In the Ailcy Hill sample there is no indication of if the tile is peg or nib.

 

Post medieval material

The bulk of the sample is post medieval in date.  There are several example of bricks with measurements that suggest a post medieval date.   As they are not anywhere near a 3 inch thickness it is likely that they date to between the 17th and 18th centuries.

 

Discussion

This is a small sample from which it is difficult to glean much information about the ceramic building materials industry and brick and tile usage in Ripon.  However, should further material be studied in the future,  the sample may be able to make a more useful contribution.

 

Context Listing

Context      Form/s                                    Spot Date             Date

1002            ?Brick(T27, trimmed edge,        16th+                    Post med

                   worn); Brick

2001            Limestone block                       ?                           ?

2011            ?plain (small frag)                      13th+                    Med+

3001            Brick (B120T56, ?slop              16th+                    Post med

                   moulded); Brick (B120

                   T57); Brick (B118T55);

                   Brick (B114T55); Brick (B116

                   T51); Brick (B125T60);

                   Plain

3007            Plain                                         13th+                    Med+

4003            Brick (B53, slop moulded, shell 17th+                    Post med

                   sanding), Brick (small frags)

4004            Brick (B116T58, slop moulded, 16th+                    Post med

                   raindrop impressions)

4005            Plain                                         13th+                    Med+

5002            ?Plain (small frag)                     13th+                    Med+

5005            Plain                                         13th+                    Med+

5007            Plain, Brick, Brick (slop            17th+                    Post med

                   moulded)

6001            Plain                                         13th+                    Med+

6003            Plain, Brick (small frag)             13th+                    Med+

6005            Plain, Ridge                              16th+                    Post med

6006            Plain                                         13th+                    Med+

7001            Plain (reused), Brick (T 37        13th+                    Med+

                   ?Roman)     

7003            Plain, Plain (reused), Brick        16th+                    Post med

                   (late)

7004            Brick (T20, ?Roman)                ?Roman                ?Roman

7005            Brick (B117T66, overfired,        16th+                    Post med

                   slop moulded, ?clamp kiln

7010            Plain                                         13th+                    Med+

8003            Brick, Pantile, Plain                   17th+                    Post med

 

 

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