Monument record TR 36 NW 1380 - Linear feature and pit of a possible Medieval date near Manston Road, Manston

Summary

A linear feature and a pit were discovered during an archaeological investiagtion carried out on land between Manston Road and Preston Road ahead of the redevlopment of the site. The features were not closely dated but may belong to the southern periphery of a medieval settlement which was discovered in the adjacent fields. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3469 6627 (44m by 17m) (2 map features)
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MANSTON, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

During an archaeological investiagtion carried out on land between Manston Road and Preston Road ahead of the redevlopment of the site, Only two archaeological features were observed. One a linear ditch had been observed in one of the earlier evaluation trenches excavated in 2018. No dating evidence was recovered in the four segments excavated through the feature, but it is likely that it could belong to the southern periphery of medieval settlement found on the adjacent residential development in 2020. An elliptical pit was excavated within the footprint of another of the 2018 evaluation trenches, where a ditch had been identified in the evaluation. The excavated feature had a round based cut, with a silty clay fill that contained a cattle skull, pressed against the edge of its southern end (information summarised from source) (1)


<1> Thanetarch Archaeological Projects, 2022, Archaeological Strip Map and Sample Excavation at Land Between Manston Road and Preston Road, Manston, Ramsgate, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE57120.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Unpublished document: Thanetarch Archaeological Projects. 2022. Archaeological Strip Map and Sample Excavation at Land Between Manston Road and Preston Road, Manston, Ramsgate, Kent. [Mapped feature: #127818 linear feature and pit, ]

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Strip Map and Sample Excavation at Land Between Manston Road and Preston Road, Manston, Thanet, Kent (EKE23845)
  • Event Boundary: Strip Map and Sample Excavation at Land Between Manston Road and Preston Road, Manston, Thanet, Kent (EKE23843)

Record last edited

Oct 1 2024 6:09PM