Raghill Farm, Aldermaston, West Berkshire - Initial Statement of Results: Phase 2b

Wessex Archaeology

The fieldwork identified two late 17th/ early 18th century brick updraught kilns, located at the eastern edge of the stripped area. One of the kilns was in a relatively good condition, while the second kiln had been largely robbed. A large post-medieval field boundary, orientated northeast/southwest, was also uncovered, which ran along the eastern extent of the proposed extraction area. This boundary has already been previously traced and investigated in other strip and record areas (Phases 1 and 2a). Within the Phase 2b area, this boundary was associated with a second parallel ditch, which together formed a narrow trackway, which may be associated with the kilns.