A Roman tile kiln was exposed, although perhaps not fully excavated, in 1983. An unpublished report by David Williams survives (1), as does a small sample of the tiles (3) from the site that has recently been assessed as part of work on the tile from Folkestone Roman villa, which is c. 14 miles south east of the Bircholt kiln.

2018: research is underway into the details of the excavation and the exact location of the kiln. The present farmer has provided new information, which correlates with information given by an excavator on the site. This has been used to update the location information attached to this record. The present farmer also thinks that the kiln site may now be a badger sett. As well as bricks, flue tiles, imbex, tegula and fragments of kiln furniture (1), also found were a tile with a paw print, some pottery fragments, at least five coins, half a quern and 'the metal end of a spade', although the Ashford Archaeological and Historical Society believe that most of the finds have been lost. (2)

<1> English Heritage, 1984, Roman tile from the tile-kiln at Bircholt, Brabourne, Kent and from Ashtead Common Villa, Surrey (Unpublished document). SKE17150.

<2> Ernest W Black, 1983-2017, Materials related to the Bircholt Roman tile-kiln, Bircholt Farmhouse, Brabourne Lees, Kent (Miscellaneous Material). SKE51936.

<3> MOLA, 2018, Roman tile kiln material: Bircholt, Bradbourne, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE52906.