Monument record TR 36 NE 2527 - Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age Features, Manston Green

Summary

During an archaeological evaluation carried out at Manston Green a small number of Late Bronze Age/early Iron Age features were uncovered near the northern boundary of the site. These included pits and ditches which were associated with serds of Late Bronze Age to Iron Age pottery. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3591 6603 (29m by 27m)
Map sheet TR36NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MANSTON, THANET, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

During an archaeological evaluation carried out in 2023 at Manston Green (Manston Road) near Ramsgate a small number of features dating to the late Bronze/early Iron Age were identified within
trenches 39 and 40, on the northern periphery of the PDA. Here, late Bronze Age to Iron Age pottery was recovered from two pits and two ditches in trench 39 and single large pit in trench 40. Other finds from these features included struck flint and animal bone, with the overall finds assemblage from the trenches suggestive of settlement activity. Also apparently forming part of this activity was two ditches in trench 38 the shallow remnant of which would seem to form a continuation of the ditch seen in trench 39. The nature of the features (pits and ditches) and quantity of domestic material would seem to suggest localised settlement, albeit in a slightly exposed position on the north/north-east dip-slope of Stanner Hill. More diffuse activity outside of this area is suggested by the features in trench 1 and particularly trench 14. The presence of some form of co-axial field system seems likely, represented by the east-west aligned ditch in trench 39 and an apparent continuation of this feature in trench 38(information summarised from source)


<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2023, Archaeological evaluation report for land at Manston Green (Phase 2) Manston Road, Ramsgate (Unpublished document). SKE56347.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2023. Archaeological evaluation report for land at Manston Green (Phase 2) Manston Road, Ramsgate.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Intrusive Event: Archaeological Evaluation (Phase 1) Manston Green, Ramsgate - Trench 39 (Ref: PFF EV 22) (EKE23480)
  • Intrusive Event: Archaeological Evaluation (Phase 1) Manston Green, Ramsgate - Trench 40 (Ref: PFF EV 22) (EKE23481)
  • Event Boundary: Archaeological Evaluation (Phase 1) Manston Green, Ramsgate (Ref: PFF EV 22) (EKE23436)

Record last edited

Aug 9 2024 3:10PM