The structures were labelled Structure 2 and Structure 3 during the excavations. Elements of structure 2 lay against the eastern edge of excavation area 5 but were only partially investigated because they ran below the line of a maintained modern trackway. The surviving western side consisted of three posts forming a structure measuring 5.75m north south. The two southernmost posts contained the remnants of flint packing. Against the eastern side of each post hole and evidently contemporaneous, was an east west aligned beam slot, extending for an excavated length of c.1.65 – 2.05m. packing material lay along the southern edge of one slot whilst the original location of the sill beam, later robbed or decayed was indicated by an infilling deposit of soil 0.25m wide. The timber beams which were in these slots may have formed the supports for a raised wooden floor. Little artefactual material was recovered from the structure although a few fragments of mid second century to early third century pottery were retrieved from the packing materials. Their date suggests that structure 2 was contemporary with the principal phase of occupation at this settlement site. it has a different style of construction to many of the other buildings that were uncovered in this settlement and is common with a more traditional Romano-British building techniques. Although the eastern side of structure 2 could not be excavated and its full layout not determined, it may have originally comprised a six or nine post structure. No occupation deposits were excavated which could assist with the interpretation of the building, but the remains could suggest that it had a raised wooden floor, perhaps indicationg a granary. Possibly associated with structure 2, following its north-south alignment, was a linear arrangement of four post holes. These may have represented a shot length of fencing possibly providing a sheltered area.

Structure 3 lay towards the western side of excavation area 4, it comprised an arrangement of six post holes representing a rectangular structure with overall measurements of 4.07m east – west by 2.48m north south. The post built structure was clearly of substantial construction as the ghosts of the posts indicated that each would have been at least 0.35m in diameter. running into the south west corner of the structure, and possibly of contemporary construction, was a narrow trench c. 0.8m wide and extending for a length of 6.9m this terminated just short of the entrance way of one of the sunken featured buildings. The sides of the trench were steeply angled and cut to s depth of 0.15m to 0.35m. No occupation deposits were associated with structure 3 and not artefacts were recovered from the fills. it is suggested that this six post structure may have had a raised timber floor and, like structure 2, could have been a small granary, paralleling other similar six post structured identified in Roman Britain. The gully may have been used to channel grain towards a food processing or packing room represented by one of the sunken featured buildings.
(information summarised from sources) (1-2)

<1> 1996, Arch Cant 116, 1996 (Article in serial). SKE54497.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1996, Canterbury's Archaeology 1994 - 1995 (Serial). SKE11882.