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Monument record TQ 67 SW 1582 - Early Roman trackway Springhead, Northfleet
Summary
Excavation in 2000-2002 found a a small part of a 1st century Roman trackway which lay on the valley side 45m to the north-east of the Ritual pools. This trackway may have originated in the early Roman period, though a slightly later date is perhaps more likely as its course appears to have followed that of a mid-Roman enclosing ditch. Little over 6 m of the metallings survived, it was up to 1.5 m wide and several wheel ruts. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
Location
Grid reference | Centred TQ 6181 7265 (8m by 5m) |
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Map sheet | TQ67SW |
Civil Parish | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
County | KENT |
District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
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>XY SKE31245 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. [Mapped feature: #106208 trackway, ]
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Intrusive Event: Area C excavation, Springhead Roman Town, carried out during CTRL works (Ref: ARC SPH00) (EKE18153)
- Event Boundary: Strip, map and sample, excavation work and watching brief at Springhead Roman Town, carried out during CTRL works (Ref: ARC SPH00) (EKE8575)
- Intrusive Event: Watching Brief at Springhead Roman Town, carried out during CTRL works (Ref: ARC SPH00) (EKE8576)
Record last edited
Jul 13 2020 2:19PM