Monument record TR 26 SE 35 - Late Bronze Age - Romano-British features at Hardacre Farm

Summary

late Bronze Age - Romano-British features were found during an evaluation in Autumn 2000 at Hardacre Farm prior to tree-planting.

Location

Grid reference TR 25399 60949 (point)
Map sheet TR26SE
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish PRESTON, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Several features of Late Bronze Age to Romano-British date were found during an evaluation of land at Hardacre Farm, Preston, prior to planting trees for a new woodland area. The features consisted of ditches (nearly half of the features found were ditches), pits (none obviously dating to the Roman period) and post-holes possibly indicative of one or more timber structures. (1)
Evaluation trenching and watching brief found no archaeological features except foundations of farmhouse demolished in 2006.(2)


<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2000, Report on Archaeological Evaluation Trenching at Hardacre Farm, Preston-by-Wingham, October 2000 (Unpublished document). SKE7690.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2006, Report on Archaeological Investigations at Hardacre Farm, Preston- by - Wingham, August 2006 (Unpublished document). SKE13681.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2000. Report on Archaeological Evaluation Trenching at Hardacre Farm, Preston-by-Wingham, October 2000.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2006. Report on Archaeological Investigations at Hardacre Farm, Preston- by - Wingham, August 2006.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation trenching and subsequent watching brief at Hardacre Farmhouse, Preston-by-Wingham. (Ref: CAT site code HFMLP-WB-06, Archive No. 2295) (EKE9945)
  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation trenching at Hardacre Farm, Preston-by -Wingham (Ref: PHF-00) (EKE5723)

Record last edited

Dec 11 2008 3:10PM