Monument record TQ 67 SW 1499 - Cold room (frigidarium) of Ebbsfleet Roman Villa Bath-House

Summary

A cold room (frigidarium) 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 cold room is from the earliest phase though possibly later than the hot room. Only the southern wall foundation of the cold room remained extant, the north and west walls having been removed or demolished. There was use of opus signinum but no trace of a heating system in this room.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 6161 7409 (5m by 2m)
Map sheet TQ67SW
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

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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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Nov 25 2020 4:54PM