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

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

<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Archaeological Survey Company, 2017, Archaeological Evaluation of Land at Yoakley House, Drapers Close, Margate, Kent (Unpublished document).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> Unpublished document: Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company. 2017. Archaeological Evaluation of Land at Yoakley House, Drapers Close, Margate, Kent.

Finds (6)

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