Monument record TQ 67 SW 1623 - Possible sunken feature building within property two of Roman Roadside Settlement, Springhead

Summary

Excavations in advance of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link in 2002-3 identified a number of Romano-British property boundaries west of the Ebbsfleet. Within property two revealed a large sub rectangular pit which has been interpreted as some form of sunken-featured structure. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 6169 7263 (7m by 12m)
Map sheet TQ67SW
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish SOUTHFLEET, DARTFORD, KENT

Map

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.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

Related Events/Activities (4)

  • Event Boundary: CTRL Excavation Springhead Nursery, Southfleet: Excavation phase (Ref: ARC SHN02) (EKE8581)
  • Intrusive Event: CTRL Excavation Springhead Nursery, Southfleet: Excavation phase (Ref: ARC SHN02) (EKE18819)
  • Event Boundary: CTRL Excavation Springhead Nursery, Southfleet: watching brief (Ref: ARC SHN02) (EKE18820)
  • Intrusive Event: CTRL Excavation Springhead Nursery, Southfleet: watching brief (Ref: ARC SHN02) (EKE18821)

Record last edited

Jul 28 2020 3:07PM