The eastern part of the site produced evidence for a late Iron Age/early Romano-British settlement (100BC - 100AD). Features included rectangular and subrectangular enclosure ditches and several post-hole structures, including one small, circular building with a central post, and five four-posters. Other evidence for occupation included a small kiln or furnace associated with metal-working slag, and several storage or rubbush pits. Burial evidence was restricted to a single cremation. The settlement is likely to be a continuation of the site identified during construction of the M20 in the 1950's(1).

(See TQ 85 NW 121 and TQ 85 NW 123)


Post excavation assessment report from December 2000. 1487 pottery sherds from 74 contexts dating from Late Iron Age to pre-Flavian. In addition a small numbers of sherds dating from AD 70-200. Cremation remains identified as possible adult male. Cremation is undated but from context may be Late Iron Age or Roman. (3)

Additional bibliography. (4-5)

<1> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1999, South of Snarkhurst Wood, Hollingbourne Wood, Kent Strip Map and Sample Interim Report Final (Unpublished document). SKE7012.

<2> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1996, Land South of Snarkhurst Wood, Hollingbourne, Kent Archaeological Evaluation Report (Unpublished document). SKE7011.

<3> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 2000, CTRL South of Snarkhurst Wood, Hollingbourne, Post excavation assessment report (Unpublished document). SKE13723.

<4> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2006, The late prehistoric and Roman landscape at Snarkhurst Wood, Hollingbourne, Kent: CTRL Integrated Site Report Series (Unpublished document). SKE16387.

<5> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2005, The Late Iron Age and Roman Pottery from Excavations Along Section 1 of the CTRL (Unpublished document). SKE16488.

<6> Lesley Feakes (probably), 1999, REPORT on Late Iron Age pots rescued from the CTRL site near Snarkhurst , Hollingbourne (Unpublished document). SKE57439.