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Monument record TQ 67 SW 325 - Roman Road, Swanscombe Thameside Community School
Summary
To the south west of a walled Roman ritual enclosure, evidence was found of an early Roman period road with metaling and a ditch running northwest - southeast. The stretch found was only small, but the alignment could suggest that it was leading southward to Watling Street.(location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 60847 73830 (66m by 100m) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ67SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DARTFORD, KENT |
| Civil Parish | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1997, Swanscombe Thameside Community School: Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE6584.
<2> Museum of London Archaeology Service, 1999, Swanscombe Community School, Southfleet Road, Swanscombe: An archaeological post excavation assessment and updated project design (Unpublished document). SWX6915.
<3> Smith, V., 1997, The Roman road and Springhead Nurseries (Unpublished document). SWX6993.
<4> Museum of London Archaeology Service, A Romano-British site at Swanscombe, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE30740.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1>XY SKE6584 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1997. Swanscombe Thameside Community School: Archaeological Evaluation. [Mapped feature: #107685 road, ]
- <2> SWX6915 Unpublished document: Museum of London Archaeology Service. 1999. Swanscombe Community School, Southfleet Road, Swanscombe: An archaeological post excavation assessment and updated project design.
- <3> SWX6993 Unpublished document: Smith, V.. 1997. The Roman road and Springhead Nurseries.
- <4> SKE30740 Unpublished document: Museum of London Archaeology Service. A Romano-British site at Swanscombe, Kent.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (8)
- Event Boundary: Swanscombe Community School Evaluation (EKE4853)
- Intrusive Event: Swanscombe Community School Evaluation, Trench F (EKE19746)
- Intrusive Event: Swanscombe Community School Evaluation, Trench K (EKE19751)
- Intrusive Event: Swanscombe Community School Evaluation, Trench U (EKE19761)
- Event Boundary: Swanscombe Community School, Southfleet Road, Swanscombe Excavation (Ref: KT-SSF97) (EKE8381)
- Intrusive Event: Swanscombe Community School, Southfleet Road, Swanscombe, main excavation area (Ref: KT-SSF97) (EKE19770)
- Intrusive Event: Swanscombe Community School, Southfleet Road, Swanscombe, Watching brief area 1 (Ref: KT-SSF97) (EKE19771)
- Intrusive Event: Swanscombe Community School, Southfleet Road, Swanscombe, Watching brief area 2 (Ref: KT-SSF97) (EKE19772)
Record last edited
Sep 29 2020 11:28AM