TQ 75 SE 130 - Early Anglo-Saxon feature pit on land adjacent to Pested Bars Rd, Boughton Monchelsea

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Monument record TQ 75 SE 130 - Early Anglo-Saxon feature pit on land adjacent to Pested Bars Rd, Boughton Monchelsea

Summary

Early Saxon pit or post-hole found during 1996 evaluation containing 32 sherds of pottery c.450-700AD. In 1998 evaluation and excavation work close to this pit uncovered further ditches containing pottery of possible early medieval or late Iron Age date.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 7779 5216 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet	TQ75SE
County	KENT
District	MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish	BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

PIT (Or possible post-hole, Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 450 AD to 700 AD)

Full Description

Museum of London Archaeology Service, 1998, Land adjacent to Pested Bars Road, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, Kent: A Post-Excavation and Update Project Design (Unpublished document). SKE7521.

Museum of London Archaeology Service, 1998, Land adjacent to Pested Bars Road, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, Kent: A Post-Excavation and Update Project Design (Unpublished document). SKe7521.

<1> South-Eastern Archaeological Services, 1996, Evaluation of land adjacent to Pested Bars Road, Boughton Monchelsea, 1996 SEAS (now ASE) Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE7513.

<3> Museum of London Archaeology Service, 1998, Land adjacent to Pested Bars Road, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone: An Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE7512.

Sources/Archives (4)

--- SKE7521 Unpublished document: Museum of London Archaeology Service. 1998. Land adjacent to Pested Bars Road, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, Kent: A Post-Excavation and Update Project Design.
--- SKE7521 Unpublished document: Museum of London Archaeology Service. 1998. Land adjacent to Pested Bars Road, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone, Kent: A Post-Excavation and Update Project Design.
<1> SKE7513 Unpublished document: South-Eastern Archaeological Services. 1996. Evaluation of land adjacent to Pested Bars Road, Boughton Monchelsea. 1996 SEAS (now ASE) Evaluation.
<3> SKE7512 Unpublished document: Museum of London Archaeology Service. 1998. Land adjacent to Pested Bars Road, Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone: An Archaeological Evaluation.

Finds (1)

POT (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 450 AD to 700 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Intrusive Event: Evaluation on Land Adjacent to Pested Bars Road, Boughton Monchelsea (Ref: KT-PBA 98) (EKE5559)
Intrusive Event: Land adjacent to Pested Bars Road, Boughton Monchelsea (Ref: ASE Project No.381) (EKE5560)

Record last edited

Nov 6 2009 12:25PM