Clover Field
In the winter of 1995/6 this field went under the plough. George and
Frances Yeats collected pipes and pottery from the plough soil. It was
clearly overspill from a cottage site in the wood, now known as Monstay
Rough. This site was still inhabited at the time of the Tithe map of
1845. The edge of the plough furrow was examined and a thin layer of
pipe kiln waste recorded. This is clearly the source of much of the
material collected which dates from c.1660-c.1700.
In March 2004, with the kind permission of Mr Smith of Burrington Farm,
a 1.5m square evaluation trench was excavated. A total of 51 pipes were
recovered, including pipes attributable to Clemen Melard who died in
1714. The pipe forms recovered suggest a terminal date for manufacture
of 1690. Clemen also worked at the Roy's
orchard site making pipes of
the tailed heel form using a full name stamp suggesting a move between
1680 and 1700.
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