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Monument record TR 15 NW 2621 - Bronze Age - early Iron Age features including a pond barrow, round-house, and enclosure ditches at Cockering Farm, Canterbury
Summary
Bronze Age - early Iron Age features were excavated at Cockering Farm, Canterbury in 2021. The features at the site comprised a Bronze Age pond barrow, a round-house, enclosure ditches, a burnt flint trough, post-holes, a boundary ditch, a pond, pits, ditches, and linear features.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 1274 5622 (739m by 549m) (6 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR15NW |
| County | KENT |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | THANINGTON WITHOUT, CANTERBURY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (15)
- PIT (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC? (About) to 701 BC? (About))
- DITCH (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC? (About) to 701 BC? (About))
- ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? (About) to 401 BC? (About))
- TROUGH (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? (About) to 401 BC? (About))
- POST HOLE (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? (About) to 401 BC? (About))
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? (About) to 401 BC? (About))
- POND? (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? (About) to 401 BC? (About))
- POND BARROW? (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? (About) to 401 BC? (About))
- HOLLOW (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? (About) to 401 BC? (About))
- STAKE HOLE (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? (About) to 401 BC? (About))
- LINEAR FEATURE (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? (About) to 401 BC? (About))
- METALLED SURFACE (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? (About) to 401 BC? (About))
- OCCUPATION LAYER (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? (About) to 401 BC? (About))
- ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC)? (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? (About) to 401 BC? (About))
- GULLY? (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? (About) to 401 BC? (About))
Full Description
<1> Archaeology South-East, 2021, Archaeological and Geoarchaeological Evaluation Report Cockering Farm, Thanington, Canterbury, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE55574.
<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust Ltd., 2022, Land at and adjacent to Cockering Farm, Thanington, Canterbury, Kent Archaeological strip, map and sample excavation Post‐excavation assessment (Unpublished document). SKE55719.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SKE55574 Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2021. Archaeological and Geoarchaeological Evaluation Report Cockering Farm, Thanington, Canterbury, Kent.
- <2> SKE55719 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust Ltd.. 2022. Land at and adjacent to Cockering Farm, Thanington, Canterbury, Kent Archaeological strip, map and sample excavation Post‐excavation assessment.
Finds (17)
- Charcoal (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? to 401 BC?)
- CEREAL GRAIN (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? to 401 BC?)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- WORKED FLINT (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- BURNT FLINT (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? to 401 BC?)
- PLANT REMAINS (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? to 401 BC?)
- BARLEY GRAIN (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? to 401 BC?)
- RIM SHERD (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- HAZEL NUT (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? to 401 BC?)
- WHEAT GRAIN (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? to 401 BC?)
- LOOMWEIGHT (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? to 401 BC?)
- DAUB (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? to 401 BC?)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? to 401 BC?)
- JAR (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? to 401 BC?)
- CARINATED BOWL (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? to 401 BC?)
- CUP (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? to 401 BC?)
- PIN (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC? to 401 BC?)
Protected Status/Designation
- Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Roman road running from Benenden to Canterbury via Ashford (280m near Canterbury), Neolithic-medieval features, Thanington Without
- Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Site of a possible Roman road from Wye to Canterbury, palaeochannels, Bronze Age, Iron Age, and undated quarries/deneholes, alongside Anglo-Saxon - medieval domestic and industrial deposits and medieval quarries and a building, near Cockering Farm
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Intrusive Event: Archaeological evaluation at Cockering Farm, Canterbury, 2021 (Ref: Site Code: CRF 21) (EKE22469)
- Intrusive Event: Excavation on land at and adjacent to Cockering Farm, Canterbury, 2021 (Ref: Project Code: EX CFT 21) (EKE22686)
Record last edited
Jan 29 2025 11:39AM