Monument record TR 26 NE 1324 - Medieval Site 21, SFB, pits, hollow way and large pottery assemblage - Plateau 7, Thanet Earth

Summary

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’. Site 21 comprised only one possible sunken-featured structure (SFB 74), immediately adjacent to Trackway 31/32, in the relatively small northern part of Plateau 7, and three slightly later pits. This area produced the largest assemblage of medieval pottery discovered from one feature on the entire site. Unless this had been transported some distance for disposal, which seems unlikely, it must have derived from a settlement in the vicinity, of which SFB 74 composed one small, although early part. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 2851 6615 (14m by 26m) (9 map features)
Map sheet TR26NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish ST NICHOLAS AT WADE, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

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

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Monograph: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2023. Beneath the Seamark: 6000 Years of an Islands History. [Mapped feature: #112117 Medieval site, ]

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event Boundary: Excavations at Thanet Earth 2007-2008 (EKE14749)

Record last edited

Jul 13 2023 12:10PM