TR 03 NE 66 - Late Iron Age/Roman site at Little Stock Farm

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Monument record TR 03 NE 66 - Late Iron Age/Roman site at Little Stock Farm

Summary

A late Iron Age settlement and Roman field system was found in 1999 prior to Channel Tunnel Rail Link works near Little Stock farm. 67 archaeological deposits and/or features were investigated and recorded, comprising 11 ditches, 16 gullies, 17 pits, 17 post-holes, three hearths, two burials and one quarry. Numerous datable artefacts were recovered from these features, indicating Neolithic, early/middle Bronze Age, late Iron Age, Roman and medieval activity in the area. The Roman remains appear to indicate elements of a field system extending from the west into the site with no evidence for occupation in the immediate area.

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Grid reference	TR 06410 38625 (point)
Map sheet	TR03NE
County	KENT
District	ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish	SMEETH, ASHFORD, KENT

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Wessex Archaeology, 2001, Little Stock Farm (ARC LSF99) Post Excavation Assessment Report (Unpublished document). SKE16508.

Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2006, The prehistoric settlement at Little Stock Farm, Mersham, Kent: CTRL Integrated Site Report Series (Unpublished document). SKE16509.

<1> Wessex Archaeology, 1999, Channel Tunnel Rail Link Archaeological Excavation at Little Stock Farm (Unpublished document). SKE6909.

<2> Wessex Archaeology, 1999, Channel Tunnel Rail Link Archaeological Evaluation at Little Stock Farm (Unpublished document). SKE6911.

<3> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2006, Radiocarbon dates from Section 1 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE16490.

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--- SKE16508 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2001. Little Stock Farm (ARC LSF99) Post Excavation Assessment Report.
--- SKE16509 Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2006. The prehistoric settlement at Little Stock Farm, Mersham, Kent: CTRL Integrated Site Report Series.
<1> SKE6909 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1999. Channel Tunnel Rail Link Archaeological Excavation at Little Stock Farm.
<2> SKE6911 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1999. Channel Tunnel Rail Link Archaeological Evaluation at Little Stock Farm.
<3> SKE16490 Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2006. Radiocarbon dates from Section 1 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Kent.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Little Stock Farm (Ref: ARC LSF98) (EKE5101)
Intrusive Event: Excavation at Little Stock Farm, Mersham (Ref: ARC LSF99) (EKE5100)

Record last edited

Jan 12 2012 4:14PM