During an archaeological investigation ahead of the construction of Thanet Parkway rail station off Hengist Way, Cliffsend, a wide variety of archaeological features finds and deposits were uncovered. These included large possible waterhole, which was likely in use in the Iron Age. This feature has been interpreted as such due to the large size and irregular form in plan. Although it was not possible to examine the primary deposits in this feature, given the high water table experienced at the site it is not implausible that this could represent a spring or persistently wet area. An infilled hollow located at the north of the waterhole may represent an approach or access point. The latest deposits in the waterhole suggest that it gradually infilled and remained a landscape feature into the Roman period, as ditches of this date can be seen skirting around it. Coinage recovered from the upper surviving fill has been dated to the third century AD. (information summarised from source) (1)

<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2023, Thanet Parkway, Land south of the A299 (Hengist Way), Cliffsend Ramsgate, Kent, Archaeological post-excavation assessment and updated project design (Unpublished document). SKE55795.