Findspot record TR 13 NW 62 - Prehistoric buried soil north of Westenhanger Castle, Stanford

Summary

A suspected prehistoric buried soil, possibly preserved under later ditch upcast, producing worked flints of a broad Neolithic/Bronze Age date. Found during work on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link

Location

Grid reference TR 1212 3752 (point) Approximate
Map sheet TR13NW
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish STANFORD, SHEPWAY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Museum of London Archaeology Service, 1998, North of Westenhanger Castle: An Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKe6842.

Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1999, North of Westenhanger Castle, Kent: Detailed Archaeological Works Interim Report (Unpublished document). SKe6843.

<1> Museum of London Archaeology Service, 1998, North of Westenhanger Castle: An Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE6842.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1999, North of Westenhanger Castle, Kent: Detailed Archaeological Works Interim Report (Unpublished document). SKE6843.

<3> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2005, The Early Prehistoric Pottery from Excavations Along Section 1 of the CTRL (Unpublished document). SKE16485.

<4> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2001, North of Westenhanger Castle Post Excavation Assessment Report (Unpublished document). SKE16603.

<5> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2006, The Medieval Landscape at Westenhanger Castle, Kent: CTRL Integrated Site Report Series (Unpublished document). SKE16604.

Sources/Archives (7)

  • --- Unpublished document: Museum of London Archaeology Service. 1998. North of Westenhanger Castle: An Archaeological Evaluation.
  • --- Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1999. North of Westenhanger Castle, Kent: Detailed Archaeological Works Interim Report.
  • <1> Unpublished document: Museum of London Archaeology Service. 1998. North of Westenhanger Castle: An Archaeological Evaluation.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1999. North of Westenhanger Castle, Kent: Detailed Archaeological Works Interim Report.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2005. The Early Prehistoric Pottery from Excavations Along Section 1 of the CTRL.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2001. North of Westenhanger Castle Post Excavation Assessment Report.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2006. The Medieval Landscape at Westenhanger Castle, Kent: CTRL Integrated Site Report Series.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation North of Westenhanger Castle (Ref: ARC WGC 97) (EKE5063)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavation North of Westenhanger Castle (Ref: ARC WGC98) (EKE5064)

Record last edited

Mar 10 2011 2:20PM