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Monument record TQ 96 SW 230 - Six features of probable Bronze Age and Iron Age date, including a buried vessel, and two Romano-British ditches
Summary
Six features of probable Bronze Age and Iron Age date, including a buried vessel, and two Romano-British ditches were found as a result of an archeological strip, map and record exercise in advance of a programme of construction to the east of development at Fulston Manor.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 91294 62681 (point) Centred |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ96SW |
| Civil Parish | SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | SWALE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (6)
Full Description
Six features of probable Bronze Age and Iron Age date, including a buried vessel, and two Romano-British ditches were revealed by an archaeological strip, map and record exercise at the location of a proposed road extension, and were mainly concentrated in the east and west ends of the site. The features to the east may represent the edge of a Bronze Age settlement. (1)
Wessex Archaeology, 2005, Swanstree Avenue Road Extension, Sittingbourne, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE13063.
Wessex Archaeology, 2005, Swanstree Avenue Road Extension, Sittingbourne, Kent (Unpublished document). Ske13063.
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (16)
- SLAG (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC? to 409 AD?)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- TEGULA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- CORE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 701 BC?)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 701 BC?)
- BURNT FLINT (Prehistoric - 500000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- QUERN (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- NAIL (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon to Medieval - 1050 AD? to 1250 AD?)
- HOB NAIL (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Lower Palaeolithic to Medieval - 500000 BC? to 1539 AD?)
- SLAG (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC? to 409 AD?)
- VESSEL (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Intrusive Event: Swanstree Avenue Road Extension, Sittingbourne - phase 1 (EKE9380)
Record last edited
Dec 6 2016 12:19PM