TQ 77 NW 6 - Roman finds, occupation debris, possible salt works, by Cliffe Creek, Cliffe

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Monument record TQ 77 NW 6 - Roman finds, occupation debris, possible salt works, by Cliffe Creek, Cliffe

Summary

The remains of a probable salt panning site. Finds including Roman pottery, occupation-industrial debris floor surfaces and kilns/hearths, identified near the mouth of Cliffe Creek. The pottery was identified as of 2nd/3rd cent. Date. A Roman brooch was found here in February 1969. Large scatterings of Roman pottery were also identified at the site during a 2005 survey.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 7081 7718 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ77NW
County	KENT
Civil Parish	CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority	MEDWAY

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<1> F1 FGA 16-DEC-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42927.

<2> L Medway ARG 33 April 1965 (OS Card Reference). SKE45983.

<3> Arch Cant 81 1966 lv (Hutchings) (OS Card Reference). SKE35730.

<4> F2 ASP 14-NOV-69 (OS Card Reference). SKE43111.

<5> The pottery kilns of Ro Brit 1984 Gaz 393 (VG Swan) (OS Card Reference). SKE50475.

<6> Arch Cant 91 1975 208 (P Day) (OS Card Reference). SKE36050.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 6 - December, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4219.

<8> Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 6 - November, 1969 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4220.

<9> Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, 1994, Inter-tidal archaeology in Kent, p 28 (Unpublished document). SWX9353.

<10> Miles, A., 1968, Romano-British salt-panning hearths at Cliffe (Article in serial). SWX9380.

<11> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

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<1> SKE42927 OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 16-DEC-64.
<2> SKE45983 OS Card Reference: L Medway ARG 33 April 1965.
<3>XY SKE35730 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 81 1966 lv (Hutchings). [Mapped feature: #25114 Salt worksd, ]
<4> SKE43111 OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 14-NOV-69.
<5> SKE50475 OS Card Reference: The pottery kilns of Ro Brit 1984 Gaz 393 (VG Swan).
<6> SKE36050 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 91 1975 208 (P Day).
<7> SKE4219 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 6 - December, 1964.
<8> SKE4220 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 6 - November, 1969.
<9> SWX9353 Unpublished document: Department of Archaeology, University of Reading. 1994. Inter-tidal archaeology in Kent. p 28.
<10> SWX9380 Article in serial: Miles, A.. 1968. Romano-British salt-panning hearths at Cliffe. LXXXIII, p.272-3.
<11> SWX12323 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Intrusive Event: CLIFFE CREEK (Ref: EI 15568) (EKE4774)
Non-Intrusive Event: Survey, North Kent Coastal Zone: Phase ll, Year Two (Ref: 56751) (EWX8626)

Record last edited

Aug 11 2021 2:21PM