Thesaurus Term/Concept: CLAMP

Identifier	111273
Class	MONUMENT TYPE
Status	Preferred
Index?	Yes
Scope Note	A temporary structure used for the firing of bricks or tiles. Unfired bricks or tiles were stacked upon a layer of fuel (usually wood) and then surrounded by a wall of old bricks and covered by a layer of mud or clay. The clamp was then fired.

Context	Record
Monument Type	MSF26521 Clamp Field (tithe plot 35) (Monument)
Monument Type	MSF25075 Field named "Clamp", which suggests possible charcoal clamp site (Monument)