Monument record TQ 67 SW 1718 - Two ditches located close to Roman enclosure, Swanscombe
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TQ 6089 7388 (54m by 89m) (4 map features) |
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Map sheet | TQ67SW |
County | KENT |
District | DARTFORD, KENT |
Civil Parish | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
During excavations carried out by the Museum of London Archaeology ahead of development at Swanscombe Community School, two large ditches were uncovered. These were located close to and ran parallel with the walls of the Roman enclosure. They were 0.5m deep and the upper fills contained iron working slag. The southern ditch may have had a bank on its northern side. Both appear to have been infilled by the middle of the third century. (1-3)
<1> Museum of London Archaeology Service, 1999, Swanscombe Community School, Southfleet Road, Swanscombe: An archaeological post excavation assessment and updated project design (Unpublished document). SWX6915.
<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1997, Swanscombe Thameside Community School: Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE6584.
<3> Field report for monument TQ 74 NW 1 - January, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3740.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1>XY SWX6915 Unpublished document: Museum of London Archaeology Service. 1999. Swanscombe Community School, Southfleet Road, Swanscombe: An archaeological post excavation assessment and updated project design. [Mapped feature: #107755 ditch, ]
- <2> SKE6584 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1997. Swanscombe Thameside Community School: Archaeological Evaluation.
- <3> SKE3740 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 74 NW 1 - January, 1964.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (5)
- Event Boundary: Swanscombe Community School Evaluation (EKE4853)
- Intrusive Event: Swanscombe Community School Evaluation, Trench V (EKE19762)
- Event Boundary: Swanscombe Community School, Southfleet Road, Swanscombe Excavation (Ref: KT-SSF97) (EKE8381)
- Intrusive Event: Swanscombe Community School, Southfleet Road, Swanscombe, main excavation area (Ref: KT-SSF97) (EKE19770)
- Intrusive Event: Swanscombe Community School, Southfleet Road, Swanscombe, Watching brief area 1 (Ref: KT-SSF97) (EKE19771)
Record last edited
Sep 30 2020 12:12PM