Monument record TQ 96 NW 100 - Late Iron Age and Roman features north of Ridham Avenue, Kemsley

Summary

A number of features identified during evaluation work north of Ridham Avenue were dated through pottery recovered, to the Late Iron Age/Romano-British period. Some of this pottery included high quality Late Iron Age 'Belgic' fine wares. The features recorded pointed to significant occupation and/or settlement activity on the site, particularly in the higher lying southern and north eastern parts of site. Activity from this period was also recorded in the evaluation for the proposed road scheme to the east (TQ 96 NW 98) and in the Kemsley Field excavations to the south (TQ 96 NW 1004). Prehistoric features (TQ 96 NW 99) and Medieval features (TQ 96 NW 101), were also recorded during the evaluation. The whole evaluation area extended over 5.1 ha and was confined within the grid refs given below.

Location

Grid reference TQ 9112 6632 (point) Centred on
Map sheet TQ96NW
Civil Parish SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT
District SWALE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2003, An archaeological evaluation of the Northern Housing Area, north of Ridham Avenue, Kemsley, near Sittingbourne, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE12295.

Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2003, An archaeological evaluation of the Northern Housing Area, north of Ridham Avenue, Kemsley, near Sittingbourne, Kent (Unpublished document). Ske12295.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2003. An archaeological evaluation of the Northern Housing Area, north of Ridham Avenue, Kemsley, near Sittingbourne, Kent.
  • --- Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2003. An archaeological evaluation of the Northern Housing Area, north of Ridham Avenue, Kemsley, near Sittingbourne, Kent.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation of the Northern Housing Area, north of Ridham Avenue, Kemsley, near Sittingbourne (Ref: CAT ref 1772) (EKE8600)

Record last edited

Sep 13 2011 12:40PM