Fragments of roof tile found in 1955, covering a small area on low ground at a point almost on a straight line between this farm and Mount Bures Hall, exactly half way between the farm and the railway. One fragment of tile was a waster and, since there are no traces of mortar or pottery, it was suggested this was possibly the site of a tile kiln.<1>
In 1971, Dr Tite of Essex University carried out a proton magnetometer survey of the site, purporting a structure. This was excavated and shown to be a kiln but was "so incomplete that its purpose can only be conjectural". It was made of tiles, mainly tegulae, of C2 date. There was a tile-lined flue built into the bottom. At either end of the flue were 4 `piers' of masonry of varying heights. The stoke pit was at the south end. An `apsidal' projecting end to the flue may have been to provide a chimney for a forced draught. The possible form of the kiln originally is discussed in this source. Examples of four different types of tile were found on the site - tegulae, imbrex, flat building brick type and box-shaped flue tile. It is not sure which were kiln products but all were probably. Pottery was also found in the excavation.<2><3> Other ref. <4>
Reasons for a 2nd century date are not clear. It is most unlikely that the flue formed part of a conventional tile kiln, although in the absence of any superstructure even this is uncertain. "Perhaps it is to be associated with a drying shed for either pottery or tiles.<5>