TR 36 NW 382 - Iron Age pit, Laundry Road, Minster parish

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Monument record TR 36 NW 382 - Iron Age pit, Laundry Road, Minster parish

Summary

A pit containing a rim sherd of flint gritted pottery, was found during excavations at Laundry Road in 1995. The pottery sherds were of early to mid Iron Age date. Waste flint flakes and animal teeth were also found within the fill of the pit. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)

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Grid reference	Centred TR 3171 6560 (3m by 2m)
Map sheet	TR36NW
County	KENT
District	THANET, KENT
Civil Parish	MINSTER, THANET, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

PIT (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 800 BC? (at some time) to 101 BC? (at some time))

Full Description

Evaluation trenching Laundry Rd. Minster, 1995 revealed, to the north of the site, a pit containing a rim sherd of flint gritted pottery of early to mid Iron Age date, waste flakes and animal teeth. The pit extended northwards into the trench, its full extent was not known as it extended beyond the limits of excavation to the south. It was at least 1m long by 2m wide with a maximum depth of 0.3m. (1)

Additional Info (2-3).

<1> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1995, Archaeological Evaluation at Laundry Road, Minster, Isle of Thanet (Unpublished document). SKE11883.

<2> David McLeod/1986-7/RCHME Air Photo Unit Survey of Kent (OS Card Reference). SKE39678.

<3> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1991, Proposed Improvements to The A253 Between Monkton & Ramsgate: The Archaeological Implications (Unpublished document). SKE11867.

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SKE11883 Unpublished document: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 1995. Archaeological Evaluation at Laundry Road, Minster, Isle of Thanet.
<2> SKE39678 OS Card Reference: David McLeod/1986-7/RCHME Air Photo Unit Survey of Kent.
<3> SKE11867 Unpublished document: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 1991. Proposed Improvements to The A253 Between Monkton & Ramsgate: The Archaeological Implications.