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Monument record TQ 55 NW 108 - Two prehistoric burnt mounds, within one a circular ring-shaped feature, layers and pits, representing at leat two phases of activity
Summary
Two burnt mounds were found, represented by spreads of fire-cracked flint and charcoal. The larger, westernmost mound was excavated and found to contain at least two phases of activity including an apparently circular ring-shaped feature assosciated with an earlier phase. Archaeological artefacts included a Middle Bronze Age pin, Iron Age coin, bone and teeth fragments, struck flints and Middle Iron Age pottery.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 53781 58035 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ55NW |
County | KENT |
Civil Parish | SEAL, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
<1> Compass Archaeology, 2007, Sevenoaks Sewer Replacement Project, Seal Branch Trunk Sewer, Seal to Otford, Kent: A post excavation archaeological assessment report (Unpublished document). SKE12976.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE12976 Unpublished document: Compass Archaeology. 2007. Sevenoaks Sewer Replacement Project, Seal Branch Trunk Sewer, Seal to Otford, Kent: A post excavation archaeological assessment report.
Finds (6)
- BURNT FLINT (Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 7000 BC to 3001 BC?)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Early Iron Age - 800 BC to 401 BC?)
- COIN (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD?)
- PIN (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Intrusive Event: Sevenoaks Sewer Replacement Project. Seal Branch Trunk Sewer, Seal to Otford, Kent: excavation (Ref: SE/07/00855) (EKE9282)
- Intrusive Event: Watching brief and Post Excavation Assessment on Seal Branch Trunk Sewer, Sevenoaks (Ref: SE/07/00855) (EKE9281)
Record last edited
Aug 20 2024 10:38AM