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.

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