Monument record ELO 004 - Medieval features and Post medieval Brick Kiln at Bernard Matthews Turkey Farm, Ellough Airfield

1997: Evaluation identified an area of medieval remains in the area immediately W of Potters Farm on the west side of Warrens Lane. Subsequent excavation revealed features, principally ditches, and a layer representing activity between the 12th and 14th centuries. No building structures were identified, although the quantity of artefactual evidence suggests occupation in the immediate vicinity. Features dating to the 15th-20th century were also recorded, including a 16th century [see below] brick kiln, suggesting continuous occupation of the Potters Farm site from as early as the 12th century (S1) and (S2).
Brick kiln suggested as between 1650 and 1700 and said to be of the 'Suffolk kiln' type by Stuart Boulter in Eastern Daily Press,(Jan 24, 1997)