Monument record TR 04 NW 239 - Roman Industrial Building and later Saxon building to the east of Harville Road, Wye

Summary

Stone built Roman building which was likely used as an industrial building was disused but later built as the foundation for an Anglo-Saxon building in the late 5th century, potentially to utilitse the surviving watercourse. Roman building comprising of stone walls and gravel floors. The building measured 32m long and 10.5m wide with a suggested height of around 2.5m for the outer walls based on the quantity of materials.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 0468 4663 (258m by 379m)
Map sheet TR04NW
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish WYE WITH HINXHILL, ASHFORD, KENT

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

<1> Kent Archaeological Field School, 2024, Excavation of a Roman Industrial Building to the east of Harville Road, Wye, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE55935.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Kent Archaeological Field School. 2024. Excavation of a Roman Industrial Building to the east of Harville Road, Wye, Kent.

Finds (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation of Roman Industrial Building to the east of Harville Road, Wye, Kent, report 2024. (Ref: HARV/2019) (EKE23002)

Record last edited

Apr 15 2024 2:36PM