A Medieval Kiln at Lucker Hall, Northumberland

In 2014 a previously unknown rural medieval pottery kiln and associated features comprising elements of a workshop and a possible road surface were recorded during archaeological mitigation works associated with the development of Lucker Hall, Lucker, Northumberland. The excavated kiln was radiocarbon-dated to the late 13th or 14th century and ceramics recovered from associated deposits suggest that two previously unknown fabrics (provisionally named as Lucker Hall ware and Lucker Hall-type ware) were produced at the site. To date, very few medieval potteries have been excavated in North East England and Lucker Hall ware has yet to be identified as a specific type on other sites.