The foreshore of Funton Creek at TQ 8853 6838 is littered with Roman brick and tile fragments, some of which are wasters, and much briquettage: pottery is very scarce and consists of sherds of "Upchurch" ware. Some excavations were carried out here in 1964 by A. E. Detsicas and A. Miles, and revealed a deposit of ash and briquettage with a few, apprarently Roman, pot sherds mixed in with it: on the surface of the deposit some pieces of molten lead were found and a brass coin of Severus Alexander. The excavators would not commit themselves on the site but there is sufficient evidence here to tentatively identify it as a Roman brick and tile kiln.
References from OS card index entries (1-6). For site in context with others in inter-tidal zone, see (7) and photograph (8).

<1> Oral A Miles, Biddenden (OS Card Reference). SKE47907.

<2> F1 CFW 10-NOV-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42517.

<3> Arch Cant 80 1965 260-5 plan and illusts (A Miles) (OS Card Reference). SKE35689.

<4> Salt-Study of an Ancient Industry - 1975 27 28 (K de Brisay and KA Evans) (OS Card Reference). SKE49400.

<5> Arch Cant 101 1984 165-168 photo plan illust (AP Detsicas) (OS Card Reference). SKE34554.

<6> Field report for monument TQ 86 NE 35 - November, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4554.

<7> Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, 1994, Inter-tidal archaeology in Kent, p 29 (Unpublished document). SWX9353.

<8> ROMAN KILN EXCAVATED DETSICAS,A.,MILES,A. Types: BRICK KILN/TILE KILN (Photograph). SKE3.