Monument record TR 36 NW 1359 - Possible Roman pit discovered on land off Tothill Street, Minster

Summary

A pit as discovered during an archaeological evaluation carried out on land off Tothill Street in Minster, Thanet. The finds may indicate an early roman date for this feature. The pit cut into a natural solution hollow which have previously been interpreted as a possible enclosure during a geophysical survey of the site. (location accturate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3069 6569 (2m by 2m)
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MINSTER, THANET, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A pit, which cut earlier pit was seen during evaluation trenching carried out on a site off tolhill Street in Minster. This earlier pit cut a large natural solution hollow. The later pit had a single fill, which contained a small assemblage of residual prehistoric worked flint flakes, cbm (tile fragment), oyster shell and a few sherds of Romano-British pottery. The earlier pit, with single fill, contained a small assemblage of Romano-British pottery and burnt flint, which along with the palaeoenvironmental evidence from the deposit might indicate settlement waste.
(information summarised from source) (1)


<1> Cotswold Archaeology, 2017, Land at Tothill Street, Minster in Thanet, Kent - Archaeological Evaluation Report (Unpublished document). SKE55739.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Unpublished document: Cotswold Archaeology. 2017. Land at Tothill Street, Minster in Thanet, Kent - Archaeological Evaluation Report. [Mapped feature: #119758 pit, ]

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Archaeological evaluation on land at Tothill Street, Minster in Thanet, Kent - Trench 3 (Ref: TOT17) (EKE22771)
  • Event Boundary: Archaeological evaluation on land at Tothill Street, Minster in Thanet, Kent (Ref: TOT17) (EKE22768)

Record last edited

Jan 10 2024 8:32PM