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Monument record TQ 67 SW 1602 - Two shallow early Roman ditches, Northfleet
Summary
Two shallow early Roman ditches were discovered during excavations associated with the channel tunnel rail link at Springhead in 2000-2002. The southern end of the ditch was discovered before the northern when it was initially dated to the later prehistoric period.(location accurate to the nearest 1m based on availailable information)
Location
Grid reference | Centred TQ 6169 7325 (98m by 517m) (5 map features) |
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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.
<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2002, Ebbsfleet River Crossing (ARC ERC01) (Unpublished document). SKE32339.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <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: #106307 ditch, ]
- <2> SKE32339 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2002. Ebbsfleet River Crossing (ARC ERC01).
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (14)
- Event Boundary: Ebbsfleet River Crossing: trial trench excavation carried out during CTRL works in 2001 (Ref: ARC ERC01) (EKE16208)
- Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet River Crossing: trial trench excavation, 2001: Trench 1 (Ref: ARC ERC01) (EKE18271)
- Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet River Crossing: trial trench excavation, 2001: Trench 10 (Ref: ARC ERC01) (EKE18281)
- Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet River Crossing: trial trench excavation, 2001: Trench 2 (Ref: ARC ERC01) (EKE18273)
- Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet River Crossing: trial trench excavation, 2001: Trench 3 (Ref: ARC ERC01) (EKE18274)
- Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet River Crossing: trial trench excavation, 2001: Trench 4 (Ref: ARC ERC01) (EKE18275)
- Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet River Crossing: trial trench excavation, 2001: Trench 5 (Ref: ARC ERC01) (EKE18276)
- Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet River Crossing: trial trench excavation, 2001: Trench 6 (Ref: ARC ERC01) (EKE18277)
- Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet River Crossing: trial trench excavation, 2001: Trench 7 (Ref: ARC ERC01) (EKE18278)
- Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet River Crossing: trial trench excavation, 2001: Trench 8 (Ref: ARC ERC01) (EKE18279)
- Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet River Crossing: trial trench excavation, 2001: Trench 9 (Ref: ARC ERC01) (EKE18280)
- Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet River Crossing:: strip, map and sample excavation 2001 (Ref: ARC ERC01) (EKE18282)
- 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
Sep 7 2020 12:00PM