Monument record TR 15 NW 2640 - Undated gully and post-hole on land at Hollow Lane, Canterbury

Summary

An undated gully containing in its fill a poorly preserved disarticulated human femur, and undated post-hole were excavated on land at Hollow Lane, Canterbury.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 1422 5659 (75m by 42m)
Map sheet TR15NW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

An undated gully containing in its fill a poorly preserved disarticulated human femur, and undated post-hole were excavated on land at Hollow Lane, Canterbury. The gully measured 1.5m+ x 0.67 x 0.18m; within its fill were 6 fragments of the proximal right shaft of a human femur, probably belonging to a female, or older juvenile individual. The post hole measured 0.45x0.32x0.05m. No dating evidence was recovered from either feature.
Later features excavated at the site included post medieval post-holes (probably fence posts), and a post-medieval midden, suggesting the primary function of this area of land was agricultural.
Other (unrelated) artefacts discovered at the site include unstratified finds of an abraded sherd of prehistoric pottery and a piece of struck flint, ?post-medieval ceramic building material, clay tobacco pipe, animal remains, shell, an iron artefact, and glass, alongside a single residual sherd of 13th-mid 14th century Tyler Hill Ware, and 1800-1840 AD pottery. (1)


<1> CgMs Consulting, 2016, Archaeological Evaluation: Land at Hollow Lane, Wincheap, Canterbury, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE55642.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. 2016. Archaeological Evaluation: Land at Hollow Lane, Wincheap, Canterbury, Kent.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Archaeological evalution on land at Hollow Lane, Canterbury, 2016 (Ref: Site code: HLN16) (EKE22590)

Record last edited

Jan 29 2025 11:41AM