The Excavation of a 17th-century Pottery Site at Cove, E. Hampshire

Abstract

Excavations adjacent to the M3 motorway at Sandy Lane, Minley Road, Cove, Hants. (GR SU 846569) were undertaken in April 1972 to explore indications of a kiln structure, as well as pottery sherds, noted during the roadway building. No kiln or other structures were discovered, but a ditch was excavated which was filled with a large amount of whole and broken pottery, dating from probably the second quarter of the 17th century.