Monument record TQ 67 SW 1497 - Hot room (caldarium) of Ebbsfleet Roman Villa Bath-House

Summary

A hotroom (caldarium) was identified during excavations in advance of the CTRL HS1. The remains form part of a detached bath-house built after 160AD and added to in several phases by the first half of the 3rd century (1). This hotroom is from the earliest phase. The room measured 4.50 m by 4.0 m and was built on the north side of the range. The external wall was 0.80 m thick with alternating courses of chalk blocks and tile, bonded with opus signinum and filled inside with a flint rubble core.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 6162 7410 (7m by 4m)
Map sheet TQ67SW
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

<1> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2010, Settling the Ebbsfleet Valley. CTRL Excavations at Springhead and Northfleet, Kent. The Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval Landscape (Monograph). SKE31245.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2010. Settling the Ebbsfleet Valley. CTRL Excavations at Springhead and Northfleet, Kent. The Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval Landscape.

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Record last edited

Nov 25 2020 5:02PM