Three linear ditches which originally appeared to be earlier than the Roman occupation of the site.

Ditch 15756 extended north-south some 45 m from the northern edge of excavation before turning to the west and continuing for 55 m. It was 1.50 m wide and 0.60 m deep and had a bowl-shaped profile. The fills generally consisted of light brown silty clay with occasional chalk and charcoal fragments. Pottery was generally consistent with an early Roman date. A high-shouldered, cordoned bowl and a wide-mouthed jar, both in Thameside grey ware were collected from upper fill and dated to AD 70–100. (2)

Ditch 15774 is a short, north–south orientated ditch, cut at the end of the 1st century or early in the 2nd century. The ditch extended for 20 m and was 2.50 m wide and 0.68 m deep. The ditch was generally filled in a single episode along its length, though three silty sand fills were recorded in one section. (2)

Ditch 15751 had filled completely in AD 160–200, with stratigraphic associations favouring a mid-2nd century terminal date. (2)

Location accurate to 2m based on available information.

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 Oxford Archaeology, 2003, Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation Works, Northfleet, Kent: Interim Statement (Unpublished document).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