Monument record TR 36 NW 1383 - Neolithic features, including part of a possible enclosure and pits

Summary

During an archaeological strip map and sample excavation which was carried out on land off Briary Road, in Margate, ahead of the redevelopment of the site. A group of Neolithic features were identified alongside an assemblage of Neolithic pottery. The features included part of a large rectilinear enclosure in the south eastern corner of the site and three discrete pit features exposed in central-western part. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3294 6975 (73m by 52m)
Map sheet TR36NW
Civil Parish MARGATE, THANET, KENT
County KENT
District THANET, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

During an archaeological strip map and sample excavation which was carried out on land off Briary Road, in Margate, ahead of the redevelopment of the site. A group of Neolithic features were identified alongside an assemblage of Neolithic pottery. The features included part of a large rectilinear enclosure in the south eastern corner of the site and three discrete pit features exposed in central-western part.

The segmented ditches which may form part of a neolithic enclosure continue beyond the limits of excavation to the south east and are visible as a cropmark to the east (TR 36 NW 95)

a low but significant assemblage of Neolithic pottery was associated with these features. 57 sherds of Middle Neolithic Peterborough Ware, perhaps mostly in the Mortlake sub-style. Some of these flint tempered fabrics show an addition of grog temper, which could suggest that its manufacture had been influenced by the presence of Late Neolithic Grooved Ware. Two sherds in a grog and sparse flint tempered fabric, decorated similarly to the Peterborough Ware, but which would more typically be Grooved Ware (otherwise an untypical Peterborough fabric), were recovered from different contexts, but showed a worn conjoin. It is possible that this sherd had been disturbed from one of the 3 features which produced the Peterborough Ware. The date ranges of both of these wares overlap between 2900 and 2700 BC and they could have derived from a single phase of
activity at this time. (1)


<1> Swale & Thames Archaeological Survey Company, 2021, Interim Archaeological Excavation Report - Briory Close, Westbrook, Margate, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE57225.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Swale & Thames Archaeological Survey Company. 2021. Interim Archaeological Excavation Report - Briory Close, Westbrook, Margate, Kent.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Archaeological Strip Map and Sample excavation on land at Briary Close, Westbrook, Margate (EKE23993)
  • Event Boundary: Archaeological Strip Map and Sample excavation on land at Briary Close, Westbrook, Margate (EKE23992)

Record last edited

Oct 29 2024 2:00PM