The medieval features on Thanet Earth dated to between the mid-eleventh century to the early part of the fourteenth (possibly extending to AD 1350). The activity is primarily agricultural in nature with significant elements of domestic occupation. A site wide system of enclosures appears to be intimately related to various trackways across the site. The activity around these enclosures has been grouped into a number of Medieval ‘sites’.

Situated south of site 14 was Site 15. There was no evidence for any features apart from a large quarry in the intervening space. Site 15 consisted of two successive but contiguous enclosures (Enclosures 48 and 69), the former smaller and originating in around 1150. This appeared to be partially open on the south and also had a wide entrance onto the adjacent trackway. The subsequent enclosure of c1175-1350 extended the area considerably to the south and then formed a complete circuit apart from another entrance onto the trackway located directly south of the approximate south side of Enclosure 48. This enclosure revealed no internal features that could be judged contemporary. Unlike some of the other enclosures in this string, the internal area of both enclosures was fully revealed in the excavation, thus as there was no possibility of unexposed buildings nearer the trackway, it can be said with some confidence that they were not domestic in nature and not representative of settlement (finds quantities were also relatively low from this complex). These enclosures therefore seem to be primarily and purely agricultural in nature, either used for penning livestock or the storage of manure/produce. SFB 58, a large but otherwise standard version of a Type 1 sunken-featured building. It contained a large sub-circular oven, and would appear to have been constructed after Enclosure 48 (it blocked its entranceway), and was perhaps slightly earlier or coeval with the extension of the area to the south. Unusually, it stood alone as no other structures were found nearby but is analogous to similar isolated buildings on Plateau 1 and 4. (1) (information summarised from source)

<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2023, Beneath the Seamark: 6000 Years of an Islands History (Monograph). SKE55405.