In 1990 a desk based assessment along the route of Thanet Way was done. Sherds of flint tempered iron age pottery found on the surface of ploughed field east of the golf course in 1990. (1)

In 1991 an archaeological evaluation was carried out by Canterbury Archaeological Trust at various sites along Thanet Way. Two features were found. The first was a small shallow pit and it contained burnt clay. 7-8 scraps of Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age type flint-tempered pottery were discovered. Nothing diagnostic but perhaps dating to around c.850-55 BC. (2)

<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1990, Thanet Way: Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE17200.

<2> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Thanet Way: Sections 2-4, Arch evaluations, CAT, 1995. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1991, Thanet Way Sections 2-4: Archaeological Evaluations (TWPT 91) Level III Report (Unpublished document). SKE12050.