TQ 93 NE 9 - Possible Mid Bronze Age Field System, Westhawk Farm Site, Ashford

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Monument record TQ 93 NE 9 - Possible Mid Bronze Age Field System, Westhawk Farm Site, Ashford

Summary

A possible mid Bronze Age field system is represented by north east to south west aligned ditches and gullies with shorter lengths of ditch, broadly aligned north west to south east, between. An isolated feature, possibly a treehole, produced Bronze Age pottery tentatively identified as of bucket urn type.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 99841 39854 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet	TQ93NE
County	KENT
District	ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish	KINGSNORTH, ASHFORD, KENT

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Full Description

A possible mid bronze age field system represented by north-east - south-west aligned ditches and gullies with shorter lenghts of ditch, broadly aligned north-west to south-east, between. An isolated feature, possible treehole, produced bronze age pottery probably of bucket urn type. Now covered by a new housing development.(1)

Earlier geophysical surveys.(2-3)

<1> Oxford Archaeology, 2000, Westhawk Farm, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent: Archaeological Post-excavation Assessment Report. (Unpublished document). SKE12183.

<2> Geophysical Surveys of Bradford, 1998, Westhawk Farm III, Ashford: Report on Geophysical Survey (Unpublished document). SKE7378.

<3> Geophysical Surveys of Bradford, 1997, Westhawk Farm II, Ashford: Report on Geophysical Survey (Unpublished document). SKE7376.

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SKE12183 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2000. Westhawk Farm, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent: Archaeological Post-excavation Assessment Report..
<2> SKE7378 Unpublished document: Geophysical Surveys of Bradford. 1998. Westhawk Farm III, Ashford: Report on Geophysical Survey.
<3> SKE7376 Unpublished document: Geophysical Surveys of Bradford. 1997. Westhawk Farm II, Ashford: Report on Geophysical Survey.

Finds (1)

POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC? to 1001 BC?)

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None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (3)

Intrusive Event: Excavation at Roman Road-Side Town, Westhawk Farm, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent (Ref: 2000) (EKE8502)
Non-Intrusive Event: Geophysical Survey at Westhawk Farm II, Ashford (Ref: Survey No:97/39) (EKE5439)
Non-Intrusive Event: Geophysical Survey at Westhawk Farm III, Ashford (Ref: Survey No:98/20) (EKE5441)

Record last edited

Jul 27 2004 11:30AM