Monument record TR 04 SW 372 - Late Iron Age/Romano-British features at Boys Hall balancing pond

Summary

Ditches, gullies and cremations of late Iron Age/Romano-British date were found in 1999 as part of a programme of archaeological investigation along the Channel Tunnel Rail Link at Boys Hall Balancing Pond, adjacent to Boys Hall Moat. In an ditch discovered in the south west corner of the site were found 64 sherds of late Iron Age/early Romano-British pottery and smaller quantities of this material were found in gullies and ditches throughout the site. A smaller cluster of pits in the south east corner of the site contained the remains of at least four in situ cremation burials within late Iron Age/early Romano-British pots, and there was also evidence of grave goods. Summary from record TR 04 SW 372: Late Iron Age / Roman ditches and a cluster of 5 cremations, east of Boys Hall

Location

Grid reference TR 0308 4068 (point) Approximate
Map sheet TR04SW
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish SEVINGTON, ASHFORD, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

<1> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1999, Boys Hall Balancing Pond, Sevington, Kent ARC BHB 99 (Unpublished document). SKE6945.

<1> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 2000, Boys Hall Balancing Pond Post Excavation Assessment Report (Unpublished document). SKE16419.

<2> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1999, Boys Hall Balancing Pond, Sevington, Kent ARC BHB 99 (Unpublished document). SKE6945.

<2> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 2000, Boys Hall Balancing Pond Post Excavation Assessment Report (Unpublished document). SKE16419.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 2000. Boys Hall Balancing Pond Post Excavation Assessment Report.
  • <1> Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1999. Boys Hall Balancing Pond, Sevington, Kent ARC BHB 99.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 2000. Boys Hall Balancing Pond Post Excavation Assessment Report.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1999. Boys Hall Balancing Pond, Sevington, Kent ARC BHB 99.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Excavation at site of a new balancing pond, east of Boys Hall (Ref: ARC BHB 99 & ARC BHB 98) (EKE10689)

Record last edited

Apr 4 2012 9:53AM