Monument record TQ 67 SW 294 - Possible Prehistoric Pits, Ebbsfleet Valley

Summary

12 pits, two groups of nine and two, found containing burnt flint. Although undated a pit of similar character had been found previously contain pottery of Neolithic or Bronze Age date. Loction accurate to 2m based on available information

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 6168 7406 (29m by 25m)
Map sheet TQ67SW
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Oxford Archaeology, 2003, Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation Works, Northfleet, Kent: Interim Statement (Unpublished document). SKE12256.

<2> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2010, Settling the Ebbsfleet Valley. CTRL Excavations at Springhead and Northfleet, Kent. The Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval Landscape (Monograph). SKE31245.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2003. Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation Works, Northfleet, Kent: Interim Statement.
  • <2> Monograph: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2010. Settling the Ebbsfleet Valley. CTRL Excavations at Springhead and Northfleet, Kent. The Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval Landscape.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (8)

  • Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation: Channel Tunnel Rail Link works 2001-2003: ArcEBB01 - 3971TT (Ref: ARCEBB01) (EKE19085)
  • Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation: Channel Tunnel Rail Link works 2001-2003: ArcEBB01 - 3972TT (Ref: ARCEBB01) (EKE19086)
  • Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation: Channel Tunnel Rail Link works 2001-2003: ArcEBB01 - 4017TT (Ref: ARCEBB01) (EKE19087)
  • Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation: Channel Tunnel Rail Link works 2001-2003: ArcEBB01 - Chalk Spine (Ref: ARCEBB01) (EKE19088)
  • Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation: Channel Tunnel Rail Link works 2001-2003: ArcEBB01 - Ebbsfleet Sportsground (Ref: ARCEBB01) (EKE19083)
  • Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation: Channel Tunnel Rail Link works 2001-2003: ArcEBB01 - Northfleet Roman Villa (Ref: ARCEBB01) (EKE19082)
  • Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation: Channel Tunnel Rail Link works 2001-2003: ArcEBB01 - Palaeolithic Area 6 (Ref: ARCEBB01) (EKE19084)
  • Event Boundary: Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation: Channel Tunnel Rail Link works 2001-2003: ArcEBB01 (Ref: ARCEBB01) (EKE16358)

Record last edited

Aug 8 2019 11:01AM