Monument record TQ 67 SW 1632 - Fencelines and possible gate to property 4 of the Roman road side 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. A series of fence lines were identified within property 4, these appear to have separated the property from both the road and the adjacent properties. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 6164 7268 (27m by 11m) (2 map features)
Map sheet TQ67SW
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish SOUTHFLEET, DARTFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Excavations in advance of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link in 2002-3 identified a number of Romano-British property boundaries west of the Ebbsfleet. A series of fence lines were identified within property 4, these appear to have separated the property from both the road and the adjacent properties. On the south western side of property 4 was an L-shaped arrangement of five substantial post-holes probably marking a fence, and a further cluster of intercutting post-holes perhaps part of a gate arrangement. These lay on the street frontage and may have separated the property and provided access from the road. Another fence line comprising at least two phases of post-holes lay in the south-east corner of the property, with three larger post-holes to the north representing part of an adjacent, riverside structure of uncertain form. (1)


<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 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: #106385 fence, ]

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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 29 2020 12:16PM