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Monument record TR 36 NE 2472 - Anglo-Saxon sunken feature building, Drapers Close, Margate
Summary
During an archaeological evaluation in 2017 an Anglo-Saxon sunken feature building was discovered. It was 4m x 3.15m in size. Deposits within the building contained chalk and ash, moderate flint nodules and shellfish and produced pottery, animal bone, pennant stone, hearthstones, a copper alloy object
and an iron object. The pottery incluyded some 1st and 2nd century Roman
pottery within an early to mid-late Saxon assemblage (c. 650-850 AD).
Location
| Grid reference | TR 3610 6955 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR36NE |
| Civil Parish | MARGATE, THANET, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | THANET, KENT |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
During an archaeological evaluation in 2017 an Anglo-Saxon sunken feature building was discovered. It was 4m x 3.15m in size. Deposits within the building contained halk and ash, moderate flint nodules and shellfish and produced pottery, animal bone, pennant stone, hearthstones, a copper alloy object and an iron object. The pottery incluyded some 1st and 2nd century Roman
pottery within an early to mid-late Saxon assemblage (c. 650-850 AD). (1)
<1> Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company, 2017, Archaeological Evaluation of Land at Yoakley House, Drapers Close, Margate, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE52150.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE52150 Unpublished document: Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company. 2017. Archaeological Evaluation of Land at Yoakley House, Drapers Close, Margate, Kent.
Finds (6)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 650 AD? to 850 AD?)
- HEARTHSTONE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 650 AD? to 850 AD?)
- WORKED OBJECT (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 650 AD? to 850 AD?)
- WORKED OBJECT (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 650 AD? to 850 AD?)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Roman to Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 43 AD? to 850 AD?)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 650 AD? to 850 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Intrusive Event: Trial trenching evaluation, Yoakley House, Margate, 2017 (Ref: Site Code: YHM/EV/17) (EKE19197)
Record last edited
Jun 10 2019 12:27PM