Monument record TQ 87 NW 13 - Possible Romano-British occupation layer, Allhallows-on-Sea

Summary

A Romano-British occupation layer was identified at the foot of the 'cliff' on the foreshore in 1966. Subsequent examinations of the area failed to provide any conclusive evidence of this. The site was more recently identified during a survey of the north Kent coast by Wessex Archaeology in 2002.

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Grid reference TQ 839 789 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ87NW
County KENT
Civil Parish ALLHALLOWS, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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TQ 839789. A RB occupation level was located at the foot of the `cliff' on the seashore. Information supplied by Miss M.B.Webster (1). An examination of this part of the foreshore was negative. The cliff, varying in height from 5 - 20 feet of London Clay, is almost completely obscured by slips, some very recent (2,3). Site identified during 2002 survey (4).


<1> L Medway ARG Newsletter Mar 66 (OS Card Reference). SKE45984.

<2> F1 ASP 15-AUG-66 (OS Card Reference). SKE42116.

<3> Field report for monument TQ 87 NW 13 - August, 1966 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4647.

<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2002, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Phase II: Field Assessment (Pilot) (Bibliographic reference). SWX11840.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: L Medway ARG Newsletter Mar 66.
  • <2>XY OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 15-AUG-66. [Mapped feature: #31629 finds, ]
  • <3> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 87 NW 13 - August, 1966.
  • <4> Bibliographic reference: Wessex Archaeology. 2002. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Phase II: Field Assessment (Pilot).

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Phase II: Field Assessment (Pilot) (Ref: 46565.02) (EWX8094)

Record last edited

Sep 28 2021 3:53PM