Two Fire-covers from Langstone Court, Monmouthshire

The fabric is hard and light grey, and contains plentiful small stone grits, most of which are rounded grains of quartzite, but some are angular grits of dark colour. The surfaces are light red with grey patches, grading to grey towards the lower part; glaze is absent. Several large pieces are present. The largest, composed of nine joined sherds, has apertures at two levels in the side and extends up to the angle at the top. A piece of base also carries the section up to the lower edge of an aperture. There is another, longer, piece of the base, also three sherds of the top which extend the profile further, and sundry sherds of the side and separate parts of the apertures and their canopies. The assemblage is sufficient to achieve a reconstruction of the entire firecover, which is considered to be accurate in regard to its size, form and structural details. The larger piece of base, 15' 3 em. (6 in.) long, is enough to give a reliable curve because the cover is wheel-thrown. The outside diameter at the base is 61 em. (24 in.), and the two pieces of base together give the profile to a height of over 7.6 em. (3 in.). The slope of the upper part of the side is given by the rillingmarks on the inside of the largest piece, and its profile allows a diameter of about 25' 4 em. (10 in.) at the edge of the top. The vertical positions of the two tiers of apertures on the profile are therefore fixed; their spacing horizontally is given by one complete opening and parts of the openings at each side of it. The base is slightly thickened on the outside, and it has two girth-grooves above at the junction with the side. The underneath of the base is slightly hollowed. In profile the side is conical, and the top has a well-defined angle and is slightly domed

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